[ WP ] A man is standing on the edge of a bridge , about to jump . A crowd of curious onlookers has gathered around him , with many trying to talk him out of it . The remains silent but finally speaks , saying only five words . The entire crowd immediately jumps off the bridge .


 I stood over the bridge staring down. Despite the crowd of people behind me yelling not to jump and life is worth living, I remained unfazed- soaking in the moment. I thought, `` maybe people do care, maybe there is hope for humanity after all. Human kind is not all selfish, look at all these people who are able to care about a complete stranger. They do n't know I'm a god, for all they know I'm just another guy. At this height, a normal human would n't even die from this fall, but look how scared these people are, scared for me. This, right here, this collective of good will that manifests for a common good, this is what humanity is all about.'' 
 
 With a snap of my finger I worked my magic. I could see it in the water now-They deserve a reward. 
 
 I turned to face the crowd waiting for the silence to fill the air. `` There is gold down there.'' 
 
 A man inches forward next to me, I smile as he looks down. 
 
 `` HE'S RIGHT! THERE'S GOLD!'' 
 
 One by one I saw every single person in the crowd rush over. They pushed and shoved each other down wanting to be the first. Wait, what happened? An old woman with got knocked over when her walking cane broke. Nobody stopped to help, nobody stopped to even look back. I walked over and offered my hand. She slapped it away, as she slowly stumbled over and jumped. 
 
 Greed. It's disgusting. It always eats away at the humanity in people's heart, and nothing good ever comes from it. I walked away for the last time. I ’ m not helping anymore. Human kind is fucked. 

