On the Quick [philosophical] The Quick is how energy expresses itself in this universe. The Big Bang was the start of the Quick, which, since then, has been around in motion, stars, all that jazz. When life evolved, that was a means of delaying entropy, the decline into a universe of static rocks. Because life gains a sort of momentum, allowing energy to continue in a cycle, it keeps the energy that reaches Earth from our sun from just releasing back into space. That all may be somewhat conjectural, I only saw the first episode of Brian Cox's Wonders of Life, and I was pretty high. So the Quick is within, one might say is the essence, of every living thing. And they are sacred! However, they're only sacred as long as they are not contrary to the Quick. For instance, mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are fucking hateful to the Quick of many a beast. However, one can justify mosquitoes as food for birds, bats and dragonflies, which are sacred as fuck, partially due to their consumption of mosquitoes, partially because they're lovely examples of the Quick. Your Quick happens to take the form of a medium-sized ape. Things that are good for the ape are good for you! The ape likes to be pretty active, because all his ancestors were. It also makes the ape feel really swell to be physically capable, because that, his blood tells him, is the way to safety, food, and mo'bitches. Sitting around is okay if he's tired, but the ape likes to go and get into shit. That's how he eats, becomes more powerful, and maybe discovers some cool stuff behind the hill because the other apes were flat on their asses chewing banana skins. Maybe he brings back some tastier grub, maybe all the fine ape bitches hang out under his tree. If the ape doesn't get really get to do much, he becomes discontent, and that is where a large portion of many people's unhappiness comes from. Many sit down nearly all day, tending to stare at the same sorts of things. Dogs are a smashing example of the Quick, and they need exercise, stimulation, and affection, just like we do. If you've seen a dog that doesn't, every once in a while, get to run around, sniff everything, and eat random things that he finds, that is rather a sad dog. It's okay, he's imaginary right now. But look after your Quick, and your dog's, if you have one.