Hi, I’m Remy the Rat. Yes, like the one from the movie, but with fewer culinary aspirations and more existential dread. I live behind a bookstore, and between scavenging crumbs and dodging brooms, I read philosophy. Not because I’m trying to be deep, okay, maybe a little, but because sometimes life in the walls makes more sense when you ask big questions.
Here are my 3 rat-tested, cheese-mind-expanding rules for thinking (and living) deeper :
1. Question the Trap
Just because it’s shiny and smells like cheddar doesn’t mean it’s safe. In life, as in kitchens, not everything offered to you is for your benefit. Ask: Who does this serve? Before you bite.
2. Accept the Unknown
Descartes doubted everything. I doubt I’ll make it through Tuesday. Still, the unknown isn’t always the enemy. You don’t need all the answers. Sometimes, just asking the right questions keeps your mind alive and your tail intact.
3. Find Meaning in the Crumbs
You don’t need a banquet to feel full. A quiet moment. A warm pipe. A sentence that sticks in your fur. Meaning isn’t always grand, it’s in the small, strange things we notice when we slow down and really look.
Final Thought from Remy
I used to run from the shadows. Now I sit with them. Not everything needs solving.
Not everything is a trap. Sometimes, the wisest thing a rat can do is pause, nibble the page, and wonder why we’re here at all.
Because wisdom? It isn’t found in the cheese. It’s in knowing when to stop chasing it.
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