Charlie’s Manifesto

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I don't believe the old poems I don't believe that anyone sings I don't believe in rhyme I don't believe that something is better than nothing I don't believe the future will be better than the past I believe that the present is what happened five minutes ago, plus five minutes I believe in uncertainty I believe in salt water I don't believe in charity I believe that everything is personal I don't believe that anyone can like anyone as much as they like themselves I believe in kissing I believe in drunkenness and headaches I believe in caffeine I believe there is such a thing as too much caffeine I believe in citrus I believe in panadol I believe in the smell of a sick person's room I believe in knees and toes and hair and skin I believe in dandruff and morning breath I believe that sleep is underrated I don't believe that if you eat your crusts, you'll get curly hair I believe in competence I believe in boredom and routine I believe that we are what we repeatedly do I believe that all we can do is what we've learnt from others I believe that all we're doing, is what we've seen others do I don't believe that anyone actually knows what they're doing I don't believe that having kids makes you a better person I don't believe that being a bad parent makes you a bad person I believe that success is a form of deception I believe that the big and significant is contained in the small and insignificant I don't believe in public displays of discipline I don't believe in the Freudian slip I believe that art is a crutch I believe in food I believe in food that you can eat with your hands I believe in the pleasure of hunger before a meal I believe in the difference between salty and sweet I believe in tomato sauce sachets I believe in a banana for breakfast I don't believe in expensive wine I don't believe that baked is necessarily better than fried I believe that the Lamington and the Anzac biscuit are probably New Zealand inventions I believe in fruit bowls I believe in leftovers I believe in vegemite toast I believe in baths I believe in hay fever I don't believe that what is really hot or really cold will ever be anything but really hot or really cold I believe in afternoon naps I believe in sunburn I believe in a well-lit room I believe in public transport I don't believe in country towns I believe in aloneness I believe in houseboats I believe in movie theatres I believe in getting away with murder I believe that the antidote to happiness is knowledge I believe that vague people are liars I believe that if you put an onion in the ground, you'll just get more onions