The Solipsist

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WalterB.Jehovah,forwhosenameImakenoapologysinceitreallywashisname,hadbeenasolipsistallhislife.Asolipsist,incaseyoudon'thappentoknowtheword,isonewhobelievesthathehimselfistheonlythingthatreallyexists,thatotherpeopleandtheuniverseingeneralexistonlyinhisimagination,andthatifhequitsimaginingthemtheywouldceasetoexist.

OnedayWalterB.Jehovahbecameapractisingsolipsist.Withinaweekhiswifehadrunawaywithanotherman；he'dlosthisjobasashippingclerkandhehadbrokenhislegchasingablackcattokeepitfromcrossinghispath.

Hedecided,inhisbedatthehospital,toenditall.

Lookingoutthewindow,staringupatthestars,hewishedthemoutofexistence,andtheyweren'tthereanymore.Thenhewishedallotherpeopleoutofexistenceandthehospitalbecamestrangelyquietevenforahospital.Next,theworld,andhefoundhimselfsuspendedinavoid.Hegotridofhisbodyquiteaseasilyandthentookthefinalstepofwillinghimselfoutofexistence.Nothinghappened.

Strange,hethought,cantherebealimittosolipsism？

"Yes,"avoicesaid.

"Whoareyou？"WalterB.Jehovahasked.

"Iamtheonewhocreatedtheuniversewhichyouhadjustwilledoutofexistence.Andnowthatyouhavetakenmyplace"－－Therewasadeepsigh,"－－Icanfinallyceasemyownexistence，findoblivion，andletyoutakeover．"

"But－－howcanIceasetoexist？That'swhatI'mtryingtodo，youknow．"

"Yes，Iknow，"saidthevoice．"YoumustdoitthesamewayIdid．Createauniverse．Waituntilsomebodyinitreallybelieveswhatyoubelievedandwillsitoutofexistence．Thenyoucanretireandlethimtakeover．Good－byenow．"

Andthevoicewasgone．

WalterB．Jehovahwasaloneinthevoidandtherewasonlyohinghecoulddo．Hecreatedtheheavenandtheearth．

Ittookhimsevendays．