Alexandros looks towards the man suspiciously. “Why do you ask on this lovely afternoon my good man?” Alexandros turns to face the man and says, “The reason you ask may be to satisfy your curiosity, or it could be to gain information on me; however, I shall respond with the question of why shall I have to choose one of those options? A man can have multiple reasons to go to a place, the reasons are not always so definite. However, in my personal case, I shall dissect both of your options of wealth and status. Can you not agree that the value of those two things is artificially constructed by man, that the two options have no inherent meaning in themselves, that they don’t matter?” Alexandros looked towards the city. He then turned back to the man and said, “The desire for wealth and fame is toxic. It just serves to hide the emptiness within ourselves and serves as an escapism from the nihilism that plagues our world. The whole of life in general is meaningless, wasting your life with unnecessary struggles for trivial matters is a waste of your life itself. Instead we must live authentically, appreciate what life has to offer, embrace the absurd. This city before me is a chance to live my life well, to gain knowledge and observe everything that life has given us, what man has had the capability to create! And my limited time in this world prompts me to experience these creations at my full capacity.” Alexandros turned and walked towards the city.
