I'm Starting To Feel a Little Better About Life

Yesterday, Rodoslav gave to me another series of the comic strip concerning the one they call "Garfield" I simply cannot get enough of this stuff. The one they call "Jon", the owner of the now deceased feline Garfield, continues to suffer from not only deep rooted mental illness, but personality disorders as well.

It continues to become more and more entertaining as time progresses:

In this strip, Jon is attempting to play a game that those living in the world of the light refer to as "hide and seek." Apparently, the object of the game is to allow your victim to give himself/herself a chance to hide before you begin your attack. After counting to a previously agreed upon number, the assailant will come and seek out the victim. If the victim escapes, he or she is free to go about life unhindered. If the victim is caught, then that person will be subject to unimaginable torture.

However, It seems that Jon is playing this game with himself. As to whether or not his victim is imaginary, I do not know. Perhaps Jon is actually attempting to inflict great pain upon himself. It becomes evident in the third square that he is not prepared to accept the consequences of his actions.

In this scene, Jon seems to be having another "moment of clarity" He seems to be well aware of his disturbed state of mind. In the first two frames, you can see him trying to determine something. Maybe he is battling with the demons of self doubt. It seems that he is victorious in the end.

Yet again, Jon finds himself in a moment of deep reflection. What is it that he is thinking of? We cannot be sure. At this point, we are not even certain that Jon has received the psychiatric help which he thought that he may need. I doubt that he has had any such counseling. It seems that here that he is on the verge of what I can only describe as a "crossroad of life."

For this scene, Jon seems to be battling with bouts of insomnia. what demented thoughts is he having in his countless sleepless nights? Once again, we can only speculate. However, I assure you that he is a very conflicted individual. I would go so far as to say that he is, in fact, the essence of self conflict.

Perhaps this is the most dubious of all the Garfield strips so far. In the first panel, Jon seems to be walking about his kitchen. To my surprise, he has what seems to be some sort of sense of self-confidence. What great transformation has occurred here?

In the second panel, He is somehow whisked into the air. What mysterious power has allowed him to do this? Surely, this is something that is far beyond the reach of his ordinary capabilities. Perhaps he has been granted powers from a higher being. Which being? I cannot say. We will never know if the entity that bestowed upon him the powers of the supernatural is one of light, or one of darkness.

I would like to think here that he has sold his soul to a mid-level demon. He doesn't seem to get out of the house much. Whatever it was, it came upon him, for no other reason than to prey on his weakness.