Waggish

At the Gate

I ordered my horse to be brought from the stables.





The servant did not understand my orders. So I went to the stables myself, saddled my horse, and mounted.





In the distance I heard the sound of a trumpet, and I asked the servant what it meant.





He knew nothing and had heard nothing.





At the gate he stopped me and asked: "Where is the master going?"

"I don't know," I said, "just out of here, just out of here. Out of here, nothing else, it's the only way I can reach my goal."





"So you know your goal?" he asked.



"Yes," I replied, "I've just told you. Out of here--that's my goal."





--Kafka

Posted by waggish at February 18, 2005 9:06 PM | TrackBack