Comic #4382: wisdom

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Panel 1: A young man with short brown hair and a worried expression is holding a phone. He's speaking into it. The text reads:
"Hi, Validation Hotline? I've decided to stay in my job even though I dislike it! Could you recast that in the form of mystical wisdom?"

Panel 2: An older man, with glasses and a headset, replies thoughtfully from the other end of the line. The text reads:
"If you are to reach for the stars, your feet must be firmly planted."

Panel 3: The young man, now looking more distressed, is reading from the phone. He exclaims:
"Oh God. Shoot. I just got an email saying I'm fired. Could you convince me that it's for the best?"

Panel 4: The older man responds with a cryptic analogy. He says:
"The soul is a great whale and it must migrate to find sustenance."

Panel 5: The young man is now visibly frustrated and reads from the phone again:
"Wait! I just read my user agreement and realized this is costing me $200 per aphorism. Can you justify that expenditure for me before I hang up?"

Panel 6: The older man, with a calm demeanor, gives a clever response:
"The wise man knows you're not going to ask for a fourth one, so the third one doesn't have to be good."

This comic captures a humorous exchange focused on the absurdity of a validation hotline conversation.