best-life-advice
Original: best-life-advice on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A snow-capped mountain. A young man in a green hat and fur-trimmed coat climbs toward a cave near the summit where a robed guru sits cross-legged.
Panel 2:
Climber: "Wise master, give me your best life advice."
Panel 3 (the master, a long-haired bearded man, replies):
Master: "All good advice is obvious. Work hard, make things, find love, brush your teeth, et cetera. The hard thing is taking the obvious advice."
Panel 4 (the climber responds):
Climber: "I thought it was clear from context, but what I'm asking for is a trick to experience fulfillment without making any effort or taking any hard choices."
Panel 5:
Master: "Ohhhhh. Have you tried opiates?"
Panel 6:
Climber: "Wow. Really?"
Master: "How do you think I sit like this all day?"
Votey:
A close-up of the bearded master's face. A speech bubble points to him.
Master: "That advice ain't free."
Panel 2:
Climber: "Wise master, give me your best life advice."
Panel 3 (the master, a long-haired bearded man, replies):
Master: "All good advice is obvious. Work hard, make things, find love, brush your teeth, et cetera. The hard thing is taking the obvious advice."
Panel 4 (the climber responds):
Climber: "I thought it was clear from context, but what I'm asking for is a trick to experience fulfillment without making any effort or taking any hard choices."
Panel 5:
Master: "Ohhhhh. Have you tried opiates?"
Panel 6:
Climber: "Wow. Really?"
Master: "How do you think I sit like this all day?"
Votey:
A close-up of the bearded master's face. A speech bubble points to him.
Master: "That advice ain't free."
Alt text
A six-panel SMBC comic. A young man in a green hat and fur-trimmed coat climbs a snowy mountain to a cave where a long-haired, bearded guru sits cross-legged. The climber says, "Wise master, give me your best life advice." The master answers, "All good advice is obvious. Work hard, make things, find love, brush your teeth, et cetera. The hard thing is taking the obvious advice." The climber clarifies: "I thought it was clear from context, but what I'm asking for is a trick to experience fulfillment without making any effort or taking any hard choices." The master replies, "Ohhhhh. Have you tried opiates?" The climber says, "Wow. Really?" and the master deadpans, "How do you think I sit like this all day?" Votey: a close-up of the smiling master's face saying, "That advice ain't free."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.