Caesura Vol. IV
Existential Crisis: “Version: P.48.6” Malak Hayajni At this moment, I imagine myself on a podium, hosting the Academy Awards ceremony. However, this time the awards are not for the best movie, nor the best actor, but for the best real-life story. Our theme for this evening is: Crisis. And our most favourable genre is without a shadow of doubt, an existential crisis. What can be more compelling than a real-life story of an infinite loop of ambiguity? Is that a vague question? Well, it should be, hence we are talking about the genre winner of tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, our winner will surpass your expectations and will go beyond your prejudiced idea of crisis. Please do not take it too personally, not many people are aware of it! Maybe that’s the charm. And the award for best real-life story goes to: Crisis P.48.6. Please rise to deliver your speech. She reaches the podium, and stands tall to deliver her acceptance speech (beware, it’s a long speech): “I am someone who knows where we are from, why we are here, what is life and the afterlife, and their purpose. I don’t need all of that. I am certain that God created me, I know that God is there, I know that life is a short test, and I know that there is an Armageddon after death. Yet, that’s not my crisis. I am simpler than all of you claiming to have an ‘existential crisis’. You
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