"There, it just happened"

Thank you, Sarah U., Brookline, MA for your review of Hershey’s Chocolate World in Hershey, PA. 

First existential crisis, huh? You’ll get used to it.

What I love about this is the dichotomy of deep sadness in an atmosphere meant to evoke delight. It’s pure comedy. If you wrote a memoir called I Realized That Life Has No Meaning While At Hershey’s Chocolate World, I would read it. Give me all the details of this breakdown, please!

I do suggest you reframe your thinking just a tad so you don’t continue to spiral (also, you don’t want to be a bummer to hang out with.) Instead of looking at this as a situation where something that used to bring you joy no longer does (which is depressing as heck), consider that you are evolving and part of that evolution is developing taste. 

There’s nothing offensively wrong about Hershey’s chocolate, but maybe you’re more of a Godiva gal. Or you go nuts for a bonbon from Jacques Torres. Or the only chocolate that piques your palate is made by a 99-year-old woman who lives on the top of a mountain in Gimmelwald, Switzerland which is only accessible by cablecar. And this is exactly the type of extravagant appetite you’re convinced will cause you to die alone since what man in his right mind would even attempt to make a woman like you happy IF THAT’S EVEN POSSIBLE! 

We’ve gone a bit off course but the point is, this will not be your last existential crisis but you will be okay! Or at least I think you will. If an overpriced piece of Hershey’s chocolate sent you down this tailspin, I do wonder what might happen to you when faced with any real adversity BUT.... we are here to read about it! 

Five out of five stars! 

I can’t wait for the next one. 

See you next Tuesday!