Comic #6574: transcendence-3
Description
Comic Title: SMBC Comics
Panel 1: Setting: A rugged mountain landscape with a small hut on top. A wise-looking figure is slightly obscured in shadow.
- Character 1: "Wise master…"
- Character 2: "What is it you seek?"
- Character 1: "Transcendence."
Panel 2: The scene shifts, with the characters in a more intimate setting, a rustic interior.
- Character 2: "But that was available back where you started. Great works of art, philosophy, literature, beauty, wonder, transportation of the soul enough to last a thousand lifetimes."
Panel 3: Character 1 looks determined.
- Character 1: "I don’t want the transcendence we have at home! I want this one."
Panel 4: Character 2 looks contemplative.
- Character 2: "I want to experience myself as a thread in the grand cosmic weave, but only in the ways provided by a distant culture whose hypocrisies are hidden from me because I didn’t grow up with them!"
Panel 5: The wise figure is now more prominent, holding a serious expression.
- Character 2: "You… may be less far along the path than you believe."
Panel 6: Character 1 adopts a cheerful demeanor.
- Character 1: "Can we do a video together? Videos get more likes than pics."
Credit: smbc-comics.com