#22 Making You Feel Better

There’s a secret that may well blow your entire world apart. ‘You wouldn’t recognise me but you have seen me,’ says the narrator of this story. ‘You’ve seen me many times. The day your partner left you. When you were fired from your job. The time you felt like you couldn’t go on…’ So who are they? And what is their secret?    Philosophy - Spirituality - Absurdism    Making You Feel Better is an original short story by Doe Wilmann    If you’d like to read the script of this episode go to meaninglessproblems.com and sign up to my monthly newsletter. You can also email me via the contact form. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast.    You might enjoy this episode if you like:   Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman  A History of the World in Ten and a Half Chapters by Julian Barnes  Spirituality  Reincarnation Fiction that makes you think  Short stories with a twist Philosophical fiction  Speculative fiction  Contemplating the meaning of life  Any form of philosophical enquiry    Things to consider when listening:    Does the misfortune of others ever make you feel better? If not, what do you mean when you say ‘well it could be worse’? Would you rather live in a world where everyone was happier than you or a world where you were happier than everyone else? What’s the highest number of people you can share this podcast with?    Let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast as a whole at [email protected]    This episode is part of my challenge to write, record and produce a short story every single week for a year. If you’re looking for quality, suspense and intrigue, I’m not making any promises. But if you do like one of these stories please share it with your friends.    If I complete this challenge and the podcast gets 1,000 subscribers in the process, a group of my friends have agreed to donate a combined £1000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK.    For writing tips and advice, follow me on TikTok (@piecesofdoe)   I also have an Instagram (@meaninglessproblems) and Twitter (@piecesofdoe) account but I can’t promise I’ll use them.    Website:   Piecesofdoe.com or Meaninglessproblems.com    Thanks for listening    Credits:   Thanks to Katie Empett and Ross Hindle for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.    Artwork by Katie Empett   Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.    A license to use the media ((Debussy Suite Bergamasque, Clair De Lune (Piano Cover) 229744340 Music ahawke99110 2023-03-02 Individual) was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.    Meaningless Problems with Doe Wilmann (C) 2023    ebdb469e7ac511886ac9afebd3a36d74b5f279c5