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All right,
I don’t care what you have to say, I’m leaving.
I’ve got to make a change in my life. I’m
tired of hurting all the time.
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You idiot!
That’s your job, that’s who you are. You can’t
change that anymore than I can change being angry. Besides,
we need each other.
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The
pack is leaving, the sooner we’re out of his head,
the sooner Zeus will get over the fact that he may have
to leave as well. If we stay here Zeus won’t be able
to decide whether he wants to really stay. |
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He should
be upset, he doesn’t have a choice really. Wouldn’t
you be angry if there wasn’t enough food in the
forest and your family was being split up? Don’t
you see? I’m not the only one who needs you, Zeus
does too.
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You are
wrong! He needs to have a clear head to make the best
judgement. Besides, I’m sick of your crap. You
always grab onto me, you make me stay in places I don’t
want to. I have to change, otherwise…
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Otherwise
nothing! If I let you go off and do something else I wouldn’t
be doing my job. Why are you always whining and complaining
about your life? And your job? You’re an emotion
for Christ sake, you can’t just up and leave. |
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You
don’t understand. I don’t want to fight with
you anymore, I’m tired of being negative about everything.
For me, it’s change or death. I can’t be like
this anymore. |
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So, you’re
telling me that if you be yourself and do your job,
you’re gonna die?
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Exactly!
You’re not as dumb as you look! With so much pain
Zeus will wind up a selfdestructive mess. And with too
much anger he won’t be able to lead like his father. |
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| Anger: |
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That’s
nonsense! It’s natural for Zeus to be angry and in
pain right now. |
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Yea,
but he’s like me. He understands that if he doesn’t
make a change, everything is going to fall apart. |
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You
are just talking out of the side of your neck! Why change?
This is all we know. |
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| Pain: |
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But
it’s not what I want to know, you have the easy job.
You just lash out and act irrationally. I get dumped of
all day, every day, and on top of that I have to deal
with you. And I can’t take that anymore, I won’t
take that anymore. |
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| Anger: |
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You
darn well better, cause I can’t let you go, that
would be breaking the rules. |
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Who’s
rules?! Besides, I don’t care anymore. Pain is
the worst feeling in the world and I’m always in
it because that’s what people like you keep telling
me. Who says I have to keep hurting all the time? No
one should have to deal with that.
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| Anger: |
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But,
but…. |
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(
STICKING HIS FINGER IN ANGER’S FACE )
And you know what? Just this once I’m taking over
your job, cause you’re really starting to piss me
off! ( PUSHES ANGER AWAY ) But you know what? I
can’t blame you. You don’t know what it feels
like having all the meaness and bad things in lifedirected
straight at your all the time, day in, day out ( STARTS
TO SOB ) . I can’t take that anymore. I used
to just bottle it up and pretend it had nothing to do
with me. Can’t you see all the sadness and hopelessness
is killing me inside? |
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| Anger: |
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You can’t
die, you’re an emotion. And you and I aren’t
leaving, you’re staying right here with me.
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I know I
can’t die, not really die, but my spirit is fading
and I’m losing myself. Who I want to be. And if
I stay here the pain will kill Zeus too! And if Zeus
dies we die with him. I’ll never get to change
my life the way I want to. I’ve always dreamed
of being a positive emotion. I’ve seen and experienced
everythoing there is about negativity. I was born into
it. But to be positive… The change alone would
be enough to push the bad things in life away. I just
want to be happy. Seeing all the pain, I just want to
die, anything to make the hurting stop. To be happy
on the other hand, to experience all the good things
in life like love and joy. I would never want to die.
Because everytime you are happy it’s about something
different. Pain is monotonous and self destructive,
the cause may be different, but the feeling is always
the same. That continual pain is what kills you inside
and I’ll have no part of that anymore.
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But you
can’t leave me ( PLEADING) We’re dependent
on each other. All I know is anger. If you leave me
than there is nothiong left for me to do. I’ll
be without a purpose in life. And maybe I wouldn’t
change my job if I had the choice.
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| Pain: |
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You think
I know any other feeling besides pain? But I do have
a choice, everyone has a choice. Do you really enjoy
your job that much that you’re willing to spend
an eternity doing it?
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| Anger: |
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(
THINKING ) Well yea, sort of, I mean, my day is pretty
mundane, we just fight and fight constantly. But I guess
that’s just the way life is. |
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| Pain: |
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But
it doesn’t have to be lie that, if I could be pleasure,
and you could be happiness, our job taskes would be the
same, but we wouldn’t be fighting constantly. Wouldn’t
that be better? I’m sure you’re not too eager
about being angry all the time. I’m sure the only
reason you’re fighting this battle with me is because
you are a little scared, I’m scared too I don’t
know how everything is going to turn out, but I do know
that we wouldn’t be always fighting with each other.
We would be able to relax and enjoy our new feelings.
You can’t tell me that wouln’t be ecstasy, to
be able to experience pleasure, joy, love and happiness
compared to fear, pain, intimidation, and anger. |
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| Anger: |
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Yea,
but I’m so afraid of losing control of you. |
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Come
on! Think about it. If we both changed you could still
have control and even if you didn’t, you wouldn’t
have to worry about chasing after me cause you know I
would always come back. Isn’t that the type of relaxation
you’ve always wanted? |
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| Anger: |
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Hey!
You’re right. By changing what we do, we could both
get what we want. Let’s get the hell out of here
before Zeus makes a really bad decision. |
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| Pain: |
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All
right! Now you’re talking. We’ll see this change
through together so that neither of us will have to deal
with it alone. |
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As
the elders of the wolf pack are leaving the forest, Zeus,
for the first time in days feels calm and peaceful. He
knows he is making the right decision by staying and seeing
his problems through to the end. And for the first time
he know the gratification and responsibility of leadership.
He is determined to make his father proud by following
in his footsteps but staying true to his heart. That is
what being proud and majestic is all about. |
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The
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