An Important Man

A random fall day, where the sky is covered by grey clouds and the temperature has dropped down the a point where a thick coat is needed, when one is outside. A man walks down a busy sidewalk, right next to a busy street. The sound of cars driving back and forth, honking, breaking, speeding up is mixed with the many small thumps from the footsteps of people. The before mentioned man is walking confidently home from work, where he holds an important position, which makes him feel even more important. Now, the reality is his position is as productive as a monkey in a banana factory and his role could probably be filled by that same monkey. Why such a position would exist within the company could be a mystery to many, if it were not for the man and his predecesors, who all have made an superfluous effort in making sure the position looks important. The man himself also thought the position was very important, since he was only doing what he was trained to do, which was doing the exact same as the people who came before him. This veil of importance made unable to see the reality of his circumstances and it made him feel very proud. As the man walked onto the train station, from where he would find his way home. He did not know that the future of the entire company, he was working for, was suddenly hanging by a thread, very close to complete ruin. Even worse was it that the also did not know, that the reason for the sudden dire situation the company now faced, happened because the man had tried something, that he had never done before and that no one of his former coworkers had ever done before. In an attempt to do something new, something innovative, but also risky, the man had proposed a whole new direction for the company. And because of the importance of his position within the company, people had listened. As the train pulled into the station, the company's stocks dropped to zero and complete bankruptcy were imminent. The man sat in the train and looked at some of the other passengers. He wondered if there were any other on the train, that were as important as he were. Probably not, how could there be? Not on a train like this. The man took out his phone, and that was when he saw it. The complete failure of his company where plastered all over every business news outlet he followed. The man was almost suprised, because how could something like this happen in a company that employed him, in such a highly regarded position? On the other hand the man also knew that the people at the top of the company really weren't that smart and he had long though they should be replaced. He put his phone back in his pocket, leaned back and though about the offers from companies he would recieve, when they were to found out he was available now. At the next stop the man stepped out of the train, just as proud and as important as he had been when he entered it.