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Into the deep: Chapter 1
Panic surged through her veins as she realized she was submerged.
She couldn't see, couldn't hear, but she could feel the liquid press against her skin.
For a moment, she let herself go limp, allowing gravity to pull her downward so she could know her way up.
It was a trick she had learned long ago, and never thought it would come in handy.
Her body drifted, and a gentle pressure formed beneath her, tugging her in one direction.
She twisted and kicked, swimming against the pull, fighting for the surface she couldn’t see.
A few seconds later, her fingers struck metal. It was solid and it was sinking.
She moved to the right, feeling her way along the metal.
She then felt soft unmoving bodies floating in the blackness.
She gritted her teeth, pushing past them, refusing to think about who they might have been.
Her chest burned as the air she had in her lungs was running out.
In desperation she decided to swim downward first, then hard to the right, hoping to go faster.
But moments later the metal found her again.
With the last of her strength, she forced herself forward, moving to the right of the metal object until, luckily, she reached its end.
She then surged upwards as the ache in her lungs felt unbearable.
she then saw light but as she reached for it, her limbs slowed and her mind blurred.
And then she lost consciousness.
When she regained it, she found herself on the warm sand of the beach with the sounds of waves helping her wake up.
She coughed, choking on salt water, as she rolled onto her back taking a moment to appreciate that she was alive.
She then used all her strength to sit up and upon observation, she saw a road just beyond the dunes.
She forced herself forward, step by dragging step, until she collapsed onto the hard asphalt.
Time passed in a blur of pain and exhaustion.
Then the noise of a truck awakened her.
An old man with a thick beard came out of the truck and knelt beside her.
He then muttered something she couldn’t understand, lifted her and put her in the back of the truck.
She was too tired to speak and so all she could do was hope he was a good man.
Moments after the man disappeared, the truck rumbled to life and carried her away.
End of Chapter 1.
Panic surged through her veins as she realized she was submerged.
She couldn't see, couldn't hear, but she could feel the liquid press against her skin.
For a moment, she let herself go limp, allowing gravity to pull her downward so she could know her way up.
It was a trick she had learned long ago, and never thought it would come in handy.
Her body drifted, and a gentle pressure formed beneath her, tugging her in one direction.
She twisted and kicked, swimming against the pull, fighting for the surface she couldn’t see.
A few seconds later, her fingers struck metal. It was solid and it was sinking.
She moved to the right, feeling her way along the metal.
She then felt soft unmoving bodies floating in the blackness.
She gritted her teeth, pushing past them, refusing to think about who they might have been.
Her chest burned as the air she had in her lungs was running out.
In desperation she decided to swim downward first, then hard to the right, hoping to go faster.
But moments later the metal found her again.
With the last of her strength, she forced herself forward, moving to the right of the metal object until, luckily, she reached its end.
She then surged upwards as the ache in her lungs felt unbearable.
she then saw light but as she reached for it, her limbs slowed and her mind blurred.
And then she lost consciousness.
When she regained it, she found herself on the warm sand of the beach with the sounds of waves helping her wake up.
She coughed, choking on salt water, as she rolled onto her back taking a moment to appreciate that she was alive.
She then used all her strength to sit up and upon observation, she saw a road just beyond the dunes.
She forced herself forward, step by dragging step, until she collapsed onto the hard asphalt.
Time passed in a blur of pain and exhaustion.
Then the noise of a truck awakened her.
An old man with a thick beard came out of the truck and knelt beside her.
He then muttered something she couldn’t understand, lifted her and put her in the back of the truck.
She was too tired to speak and so all she could do was hope he was a good man.
Moments after the man disappeared, the truck rumbled to life and carried her away.
End of Chapter 1.
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“ As a young boy, I was never attracted to spending big and flaunting wealth, instead, I always said that, if I become rich, I will use my wealth to change the world and make it a better place.
This made my friends ask me questions like, does that mean you wont buy a Rolex, or a mansion, or expensive shoes etc.
And at first I said yes, but I then realized that, the products help in networking and building a reputation, and so, my answer changed to, I will buy good looking average products and even knock offs but I wont spend my money on expensive luxury goods.
And they usually cornered me with the question of what kind of car are you going to buy, since the price and quality of cars is usually known to most.
And at first, I had to admit that I would have to buy a luxury car for prestige and networking.
But after giving it a thought, I got the insight that, what most impresses people in luxury cars isn't the technical qualities such as the engines power, the excellent suspensors etc. but the aesthetics such as how it looks, its size etc.
So after this insight, I changed my views, and told them that I would get a bunch of engineers to design and make me a luxury looking car with a normal engine and other normal parts.
And they still argued that getting those engineers to create the car is still going to be super expensive and what I usually replied was, my goal is not to look rich, its to change the world.
And that in the new societal model I am creating, cars will be few since most short distance transportation will take place through the internet of transportation which will consist of small tunnels that allow pods to transport goods and people (they are transported while lying down on the pod.)
And long distance transportation will take place through buses, trains and aero planes.
And from there we would just argue about how the internet of transportation is better than cars and vice versa.
What's your thoughts? Would you use an internet of transportation if available? Or would you still go with your car?”
This made my friends ask me questions like, does that mean you wont buy a Rolex, or a mansion, or expensive shoes etc.
And at first I said yes, but I then realized that, the products help in networking and building a reputation, and so, my answer changed to, I will buy good looking average products and even knock offs but I wont spend my money on expensive luxury goods.
And they usually cornered me with the question of what kind of car are you going to buy, since the price and quality of cars is usually known to most.
And at first, I had to admit that I would have to buy a luxury car for prestige and networking.
But after giving it a thought, I got the insight that, what most impresses people in luxury cars isn't the technical qualities such as the engines power, the excellent suspensors etc. but the aesthetics such as how it looks, its size etc.
So after this insight, I changed my views, and told them that I would get a bunch of engineers to design and make me a luxury looking car with a normal engine and other normal parts.
And they still argued that getting those engineers to create the car is still going to be super expensive and what I usually replied was, my goal is not to look rich, its to change the world.
And that in the new societal model I am creating, cars will be few since most short distance transportation will take place through the internet of transportation which will consist of small tunnels that allow pods to transport goods and people (they are transported while lying down on the pod.)
And long distance transportation will take place through buses, trains and aero planes.
And from there we would just argue about how the internet of transportation is better than cars and vice versa.
What's your thoughts? Would you use an internet of transportation if available? Or would you still go with your car?”
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