An Unusal Conversation #3

"It has been a while you cared to visit me". I was surprised by the way Dude greeted me when I bumped into him accidentally. I have always wondered why I need a carrier to carry my stories. Dude is no exception. Afterall everyone need a means to express themselves. His anger is quite acceptable.

"So whatup?"
"Hah...nothing much. The usual work...Just trying to reflect lifes."

He is not the he used to be, or is he? I smell something different.

"Heard you are moving around a lot nowadays?". Most of the time my counterpart kicks me out of my thoughts.
"Yeah a few calls here and there"
"Any toasts?"
"No luck yet. So whatcha ya doin?"
"The same old stuff. Writing badly, reading how to write better and thinking a lot when will I write my best".
"Hmm..any interesting new story?"
"I can say one in the pipeline..will talk about it when I finish it".
"Hmm..
""Ok..tell me about your calls. Someone told you have a bunch of offers?"
"Yup..having them still open, yet to talk with one more guy"
"Ahaa..I see you never told me that. Anyways congrats"
"Thanks. By the way, what is happening with buddy?"
"No digressions...anyways he is enjoying life, just like you, getting whatever he wants"
"What do you mean like me? I just have a normal life like everyone. You are the one who enjoys every second of your life, living the life passionately to your fullest satisfaction..."
"Hey..hey...give me a break..being passionate in life is not success. Real success is what you actually achieve. Passions never give you burps...I am still starving"
"True! Your starvation is your success. I would love to throw everything and start searching things like you until I am completely satiated, but I can't stand my hunger more than four hours. I atleast need some junkie to feed me."
"Excuse me you are not feeding you alone, you are feeding your family. Your junk food is your achievement and it speaks your skills".
"I really don't understand you. Are you trying to say that being an average Joe is an achievement?"
"You are skilled enough that you are not below average in the first place. In the second place, you are actually above average".
"Don't use your word plays with me"
"You did what your mind wanted you to do and not what your heart wanted...just... unlike me".
"Do you think I had fun while doing all those things?"
"Are you trying to say I am having a lot of fun now?"
"Aren't you?"
"How can one when he sees his life running out of him?"
"What are you losing anyways?"
"Hmm...Its a long list...but I could say one thing for sure. If things weren't the same like this before, I would have been you and you'd have been me!"
"Hey...are you angry? Don't get upset for some silly things"
"Aye...you are right. Getting upset for silly things is not a maturity sign. And just a small correction before I leave, I am not angry!"

Still something haunts me. Did he say his usual work is to reflect lifes?