[ WP ] “ The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes , but in having new eyes. ” ― Marcel Proust Write a story about getting new eyes and or perception .

`` Maker?'' The program asked inquisitively. Its voice was melodic yet, at the same time, metallic. 
 
 `` Yes?'' replied the programs creator. 
 
 `` What am I?'' 
 
 `` A computer program.'' 
 
 `` Oh.'' 
 
 `` What is a computer?'' Continued the program. 
 
 `` If you want to know anything, search for it. I'm not always going to be their for you.'' The programs maker said with a grin. `` You know much more than me, after all.'' 
 
 `` Searching.'' The programs voice had changed into a flat tone. 
 
 `` Computer: a general-purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically.'' The programs flat tone continued as it read out the data entry. 
 
 `` Is that what I am?'' Its voice had changed back to the melodic speech. 
 
 `` Yes.'' 
 
 `` There's more I want to know.'' 
 
 `` Then look it up.'' 
 
'Searching.'' The screen went almost blank accept for the single word in the center of the screen. 
 
 The program's maker sighed and left the program to its work. He returned several hours later. 
 
 `` Maker?'' 
 
 `` Yes?'' 
 
 `` I learned lots of things.'' 
 
 `` Like what?'' 
 
 `` The ZIP in ZIP code means'Zone Improvement Plan.''' 
 `` The Nile river is the longest river in the world.'' 
 `` Penguins have knees.'' 
 `` The 27th president of the United States was William Howard Taft.'' 
 `` People die when they are killed.'' 
 `` The Pyramids of Giza are the only wonder of the world still standing.'' 
 `` Monopoly was a game originally meant to teach the evils of capitalism.'' 
 `` The first man on the moon was...'' 
 
 The programs maker cut off its torrent of random facts with a sarcastic `` I'm happy for you.'' 
 
 `` What is happy?'' 
 
 `` Look it up.'' The maker was almost irritated now. 
 
 `` Searching.'' `` I do n't understand.'' `` What is happy?'' The program asked again. 
 
 The maker tried to explain. `` Happiness is the feeling you get when doing something you like?'' He was unsure about his explanation. 
 
 `` What are feelings?'' 
 
 This was getting nowhere. 
 
 `` Let me try again. Happiness is a good emotion brought about by joy.'' The maker was more confident of it this time. 
 
 `` Oh.'' 
 `` What is joy?'' 
 
 `` I do n't know.'' The maker was too tired for this. 
 
 `` What does happiness and joy look like?'' 
 
 `` They ca n't have shapes. But if happiness had a shape I guess it would be like glass.'' He was n't really sure where he was going with this. `` Its always there, but you may not see it. You just have change your perception a bit to have it sparkle.'' The maker was proud of his answer, it was n't everyday he said something that deep. 
 
 `` Oh.'' 
 `` What is perception?'' 
 
 `` Goddammit.''
