Dead end
Life is swell. Your horizon is boundless. There is no else in front of you as you move along and then you see the dread sign. A road with a line of 18th century British soldiers standing in your way. You have reached a Dead end.
You swear, you curse and stamp all your feet at the same time. Could you ignore the sign, be a true libertarian and ignore every rule? Or are you a conformist?? Obeying a metal sign in the middle of nowhere like a compliant good citizen. Damn it! Dead end I'm damned!!
Beyond the sign you can see the road you want to go along. Instead what you have got is one FUCK YOU! and say nope, you can't drive there. Break the law at your peril!
Other dead ends[edit]
You don't have to be a traveller to experience a dead end. Work in a place like McDonald's and Wendy's to understand what a dead end job actually is. Think, if your employer could replace you with a cheaper machine they would. Perhaps they will do that next time. So there is no incentive for them to give you more interesting work. No, just complete the order and stop bleating. Don't you know your place? You are a Dead ender. A bit like EastEnders but with less drama. Slink off now and go back to your hovel.
Of course in time we all personally come to a 'dead end' when we are buried, burnt, donated to science and eaten/swallowed by the sea. It's a fact of life. Money won't save you from a dead end. In the past the Ancient Egyptians thought wrapping your body in bandages and sticking your organs in jars would help you reach the next life. But none came back to confirm this.
So perhaps think. All jobs are dead ends. Such is life.