24

7 billion souls united by only 1 thing, only 1 supreme fact that makes us all the same, brings us closer, makes us brothers and sisters. It’s not material at all, you cannot touch it, neither see it, smell it or taste it. Its beauty and lies in its perfection and simplicity. It’s one of the reasons for which people die or do amazing things, surprise the world in a positive or negative way. While some people find it ever since the moment their mind starts to work others feel the need to search through time, feel the need to find plausible reasons and facts. While some deny its existence and refuse its truth and beauty they are just confused because in the end everybody turns to faith. As human beings we have a undeniable need to believe in something bigger, something beyond our imagination, something that has the power to dictate the way we live, the power to forgive the bad things we do and the power to offer us continuity after death.
There is also quite a bunch of people that instead of accepting faith they proclaim themselves non-believers saying that there is absolutely nothing up there except for the blue sky and human imagination. David thinks this is denial, he believes that you don’t necessary have to prove your faith in order for it to bless miracles upon your existence, you simply need to accept it. He doesn’t consider himself a true believer but he embraced everything that faith means: God, the church and last but not least the Holly Bible. David read the book last summer and even thou at first he simply hated the style of the writings later on he found something buried deep in the meanings of the book. He actually found more meanings as if the book offers its readers an opportunity to choose their faith, as in religion isn’t so strict with tons of rules and traditions that need to be followed without mistakes.
At 21 he’s nor young, nor mature, nor a genius, nor stupid. He likes to think about himself as a person that’s been through a lot and the fact that he is still alive and kicking made him stronger. School has never been his thing and while his parents constantly tell him that only with education and brains he’ll achieve something in life, David likes to think that brains are inherited, not taught by others. Daily when he walks out his flat he prays to God “Please, let it be a good day full with accomplishments!” even if he realizes that God can’t listen to his prayers. His blue eyes shine brighter than fire when he’s mad or when he feels like he’s up to something that might have a huge impact in this world and while he feels something strange inside, like a voice telling him that he’s destined to achieve great things, David never had the guts to speak up his mind or to get an active role in his society. He’s just one of the “Let me be and I’ll let you be.” persons that love the comfort of their regular activities and love things plain simple. He dresses accordingly to the music he listens to, he eats whatever the fridge contains without thinking about health or calories, he drinks when he’s out with his friends if they all do the same thing, he always finds more important things when talking about studying. Although he wants to be extraordinary, absolutely everything in his life is ordinary.
Or maybe not... David found out one of the most intriguing facts that ever came to his ears. His grandfather, who had passed away 3 years ago, was born on 24.12.1922. He found a strange coincidence in the fact that his grandpa was a priest, a holly man, as his parents described him: 24 has so many meanings that even with a simple Google search tons of web-pages appear. Also 12 is half of 24 and it symbolizes as many different things as 24. Last but not least the year 1922, even nothing really important happened during it, if you sum up 1+9+2+2 you get 24 and you go back from the start. So it’s all a cyclic action as David concluded later on and while his conscience dictates him that he’s a bit crazy, he likes to convince himself that life after death exists and that reincarnation is really possible. He didn’t yet find out how or under what conditions it can be brought to reality but it’s obviously that this has become his greatest purpose in life.
Thus he studies the Bible, old writings not related to Christianity, Occult Arts, symbolism and last but not least fantasy. Lots and lots of fantasy only to reach the conclusion that behind every legend and unbelievable story there is a little truth, that at a certain point in time something so radical and amazing happened that generations after still want to talk about it.
Even thou he has many great things destined these will be the last 24 hours of his life, this is how all will end for him, this is how he’ll lose his faith and realize something much more important, this is how David will pass to eternity.