Harriet and Rup

Rup was not a deep thinker.
"It's important to make yourself happy," said Rup's teachers, parents, friends.
So Rup asked out Harriet.
Harriet said yes.
Rup and Harriet went out.
And, while it was fun, Harriet said that she didn't want to go out with Rup any more.

"It's important to make yourself happy."

Well, Rup didn't feel happy because Harriet didn't want to go out with him anymore.
"What's going to make me happy?" though Rup.
Make Harriet suffer, answered Rup.
So Rup went to Harriet and beat the shit out of her.
"There," said Rup.  "Now I feel better."

But feeling better didn't seem to last very long.
And Harriet picked herself off the ground.
"My happy feeling is gone," thought Rup.  "It must be because Harriet isn't bleeding on the ground anymore."
So Rup beat the shit out of Harriet again, and she fell down bleeding again.
And Rup felt better.

Harriet called the police, who showed up and questioned Rup.
"Harriet says you beat her up."
"I am not beating her up now," said Rup.  And the police agreed, Rup was not beating up Harriet.  "She's upset because I'm just trying to make myself happy," said Rup.  "I hope there's nothing wrong with trying to make myself happy."  And the police agreed that there was nothing wrong with trying to make yourself happy.  Harriet tried to get the police to stay, or even come back regularly, but they walked away, saying, "Rup isn't beating you up, so there's no evidence that he's the one who beat you up.  You might have just fallen.  And there's nothing wrong with trying to make yourself happy.  You should try it and leave Rup alone." 
And with that, the police were gone. 
And because he was no longer feeling good, Rup beat the shit out of Harriet again. 
There. 
He felt better.

Harriet had a friend who watched Rup beat her up.
"I'm Harriet's friend, and I stand with her."
"Well," said Rup to the friend, "that doesn't make me happy, so you need to prepare for me beating the shit out of you."
The friend turned to Harriet.  "I don't think our friendship will survive this."  And the friend left.

Harriet tried to move, but every time she did, Rup beat her up.
So she stayed very still.
And Rup watched her.  And she didn't move.
But he saw she was breathing.
So he beat her up.
It had become habit now.

Harriet went to attorneys.
"We will help you," said the attorneys.  Once they were paid, they said, "Let Rup try to be happy.  Why are you preventing him from being happy?"
And they turned their backs, at which time Rup beat the shit outta Harriet.
And Harriet went to the court, and the Judge said, "Rup, stop beating her up."
Rup said okay, and sent his lawyer to beat up Harriet.
"It's my job to beat you up," Rup's lawyer said.

There is no end to this story.
Rup continued to be a non-thinker.
Rup continued to be unhappy.
Rup continued to beat the shit out of Harriet.
Harriet continued to be beaten when she tried to help herself.
Harriet continued to be denied help by the people who were supposed to help her.
And the world sat back and shook its collective head.
"Why won't Harriet allow Rup to be happy?  She's so... mean."