"The Egg" is a 2009 short story by American writer Andy Weir, originally published on his website Galactanet. It is Weir's most popular short story, and has been translated into over 30 languages by readers. In 2012, it was adapted into a short film by Sam Meacock, starring Harrison Lee and Philip Hope.
Video The Egg (short story)
Summary
The story is about the main character, who is "you" (in second person), and God, who is "me" (in first person). "You", a 48-year-old man who dies in a car crash, meets the narrator, who says that "you" have been reincarnated many times before, and that "you" are next to be reincarnated as a Chinese peasant girl in 540 AD. God then explains that "you" are, in fact constantly reincarnated across time, and that all human beings who have ever lived and will ever live are incarnations of "you". God explains that in fact there are other Godlike beings elsewhere, and that "you" too will one day become a God. The entire universe was created as an egg for the main character (all of humanity), and once "you" have lived every human life ever, "you" will be born as a God. The reason God created the universe was for the main character, "you," to understand this point: "Every time you victimized someone...you were victimizing yourself. Every act of kindness you've done, you've done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you."
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Popular culture references
"The Egg" was rapper Logic's inspiration for his 2017 album Everybody, re-imagined in the interlude track "Waiting Room".
References
External links
- The Egg (full text)
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