Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

In this story, Gomez seeks for 4 other men for a mission, to by a wonderful suit with which women would fall for them at a glance. They all chip in to buy the $50 suit and they rush back to the apartment to try it on. They wear it in shifts of 30 minutes, and when they return, they come back with blissfull stories and feelings that they had never before had the privilege to feel. But, a moment of absolute horror occurs when Vamenos, the klutz, recieves the suit for his shift. The other 4 men watch him from the window to make sure he doesn't bring harm to their suit. They even brief him on the behaviors he cannot participate in, such as eating something sloppy, or leaning against a wall. They glance out the window and what do they see? Vamenos breaking every rule they had set. Not only is he munching on a taco that appears as if its going to spill over at any moment, but he is lugging a woman who has loads of powder on her face and lipstick. They hurriedly rush out and take the taco from him and make the woman go away. But, Vamenos has 1 minute left in his shift and decides to go talk to a lady across the street, but as he's beginning to cross a car, from out of nowhere hits him and sends him flying along with the beloved ice cream suit. Luckily, the ice cream suit is not harmed and comes out unscathed.

I felt as I was reading this is that you shouldn't wrap your life around one material object. Because sooner or later it'll be endangered, and what do you do then? It's already become what your mind constantly thinks about. A recent study showed that people who suffer from insanity were only concerned with one possession, which they lost. Although, these men didn't have much to call their own, so they may not have been able to help it. When they saw the wonders the suit caused when they wore it, they couldn't help but become attached.

1 comment:

bradburyblog said...

I agree these men shouldn't obsessed with a material item like a suit. They need to realize that the suit is endanger at all times and will always be endanger no matter who is wearing it, what their eating, or who their dating.