6 times I threw the rock into the water. The first two times it skipped over the surface of the water joyfully and I thought for a moment that it would keep going forever. But eventually the rock sank below the surface. 4 more times I threw the rock, each time it sank deeper than before.
They say that the mark of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results each time. I plead temporary insanity, a lesson learned, it's time to move on. In my defense, your honor, I was led to believe each time that the rock would not sink. My bad for thinking rocks can float.
Now I seek a feather, or a leaf - something pretty and light and unbroken. Something that will float on the water and freely drift with the current instead of weighting itself down. Rocks aren't free to skip and hop but instead they just sink through the murky waters to the depths below.
Every time.
You can't will rocks to float.
