“How come you let such terrible things happen all the time,” says the god of weather.
“Why is it raining?” says the god of the office.
The god of the office and the god of weather are standing on the balcony watching it rain onto a bunch of May-green trees. May is the best month.
“See, I don’t make it rain,” says the god of weather. “Weather is the expression of a complicated system. And anyway, the trees need a drink.”
“There’s your answer,” says the god of the office. “And anyway, I’m just the god of the office.”
“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t jump,” says the god of the ledge.
“Ozymandias,” says the god of weather.
“This too shall pass,” says the god of the office.
“Tomorrow shall be sunny,” says the god of weather.
“Everything eventually falls apart,” says the god of the office. “And everything is beautiful, anyway.”
“Those you worship will disappoint you,” says the god of weather. “By sacrificing too much for you and too little for themselves, or too little for you and too much for themselves, or by not making themselves happy when they are your idol and example…”
“…and you will disappoint those who worship you by not making yourself happy. Self-betrayal is not a worthy sacrifice. Sacrifice itself, I don’t know, is it obsolete or just ancient? But love makes up for all of this,” says the god of the office. “And everything is beautiful anyway.”
“These are the ground rules for an earthly existence,” says the god of weather.