Pondering Moments

Can there be such a world where reality is unreality or vice versa?

I have these moments when I'm walking home after a long day that I start to ponder about something out of the blue.  Most of the time it has something to do with humans.  I bet at least some of you who are reading this post have thought what kind of life the writer is having.  Or, what kind of life the stranger you see every day is having.  Or even wonder what they are thinking as they walk by you.

Anyway, I've gotten sort of off topic so let's get back on track, shall we?  So during one of these pondering moments, I pondered about fantasy worlds.  I love writing and usually my stories or what-nots would take place in a fantasy world.  I've had curious creatures, vampires, spooky children, highly futuristic worlds, and butterflies that talk and walk like humans appear in my stories.  However, I noticed one thing: fantasy worlds are highly common.  A lot of writers write about fantasy worlds.  Either that, or a non-fantasy world where only the characters are fictional.  Then I wondered, and you can later talk about this with your families or friends, if it is ever possible to create a world where reality is fantasy or fantasy is realistic.

OK, so, we already do know that there are great stories where fantasy is made realistic-ish.  But is there ever a realistic or real world that is fantasy?  When I came to this question, I was stumped.  I can usually have pretty long chats with my brain about all sorts of things but this one completely stumped me.  Maybe that's because it's impossible for a realistic world to be unrealistic...

This, as we will call from now on, is the STUMP.  So now that we have arrived to the STUMP of this ponder, let's move on to the next.

The next ponder is about something.  Yes, of course it's about something but I mean the word itself.  Now when we think about the opposite of "something" everyone (hopefully), will reply "nothing".  But think about it, is there really truly nothing there?  For example, an empty wooden box(doesn't have to be wooden, it can be plastic for all I care).  You will stick you hand in there and feel nothing.  No lumps or bumps.  That's because it's empty.

But, wait, is it really empty?  Air is all around us.  So, wouldn't you think that it's in the box, too?  And what is air?  It's something.  You know it's there when it blows around you, you can feel it, and it has a name.  So, obviously "air" is "something".

Now we will get back to that box.  Air is all around us = air is also in the box = there is something in the box.  Well, now that we've(hopefully you, you, and you too) have cleared that up, let's talk about nothing.  I mean, the word "nothing" of course.

"Nothing".  OK, here is where I need you to see if this makes any sense...*ahem*...if the air, which we consider most of the time to be nothing is something then that must mean that nothing equals something.  Let me go over that again...*wipes brow*...air = nothing (our usual thinking)  air = something (what we found out)  so...in mathematical ways...something = nothing.  Whew!  Now I'm sorry to those who don't enjoy anything mathy but let me just tell you that I hate it as much as you do and nor do I want to be bothered with it at a serious time like this.  But, well, due to circumstances, it couldn't be helped.

So, nothing is something.  But then, that means that "something" is "nothing".  So, when we say, "Look, there's something there!"...Now what?  Something = Nothing.  Now what?  I'll leave this part up to you.