Big Black Book

One day, David, a salary man lost his job. His wife and kids left him. He had to sell his car and eventually the roof over his head had to go too. He was left with just the clothes on his back. He slept on the streets day after day and pondered about his fate. Why did he end up this way?

What is all this suppose to mean? Is this fate? Is this a sign from God? It all came to a single question;

So he decided to climb a local mountain which legend has it that an old sage there has the answers to all the questions in the world. And so on one fateful day he began his climb. Each stride took him closer to the sage.

Then on the 3rd day of his climb, he reached the peak finally. On the peak, there was a cave. He mustered all his courage and walked right into the cave. And yes, an old man with white flowing beard was waiting for him there.

David : O great & wise sage, I have climbed here all the way from the bottom to ask you a very important question.

Sage : Yes my young one?

David : What is the answer to life universe and everything?

Sage : 42

David : Huh?

Sage : Yes 42.

David : What do you mean by 42?

The sage looked at David and smiled.

Sage : That's what Google told me. Dun believe me? Google it!

He moved a greyish rock beside him and revealed a laptop. He then starts typing furiously on it.

Sage : There you go young one, have a look.

The sage turns his laptop and this appeared on his screen :

Sometimes things in life aren't that hard. Slow down, take a deep breath and it might just be in front of your very own nose. Why is it 42? That I don't know. Let that remain one of the mysteries of the universe. Or maybe Google?