In the slipstream of questionable Gods

- I want to be more than a full stop on the course of human history.
= To be fair, I think that's hoping for too much. You have to be famous ... or at least have contributed something to humanity to be a punctuation mark.
- What about being a word?
= Nobel prize-material.
- And a name?
= How's a name different from a word?
- Well, I guess - never mind. I just want to matter.
= Then do something with yourself.
- Yes, I should. I will. I - what do I do?
= I don't know. Use what you know to accomplish something. Cure cancer. Invent free cell phone technology. Abolish slavery.
- Isn't slavery abolished?
= Perhaps it is, but at least it's something to aim for in terms of scale.
- I think that's a little too high. I can't accomplish anything like that.
= Why not?
- Because I'm no Einstein, Poirot or Washington. I'm just me. I'm normal, average.
= Poirot?
- I was bored at the library last week.
= Well how about that? Why not write? You read quite a bit when you're not hooked onto one console or the other. NOT that there's anything wrong with that.
- I suppose I could. But what would I write about?
= Whatever you write. Start off with some people talking about something - something inane. Who knows where you go from there?
- I don't know. I don't know if I can just write something. What if it sucks?
= Then it'll suck. If you keep writing, it's got to get better, right?
- I guess. So you think I should start with something simple?
= Best way to go about anything, I should say.
- Like a conversation?
= Exactly.
- About what?
= About anything you want. Heck, write about this conversation if that helps!
- That's a good idea. Can't hurt, I suppose.
= Not like a kick in the balls!