Ziggy Talks To A Higher Being

Ziggy, the round, bald, cartoon character stands in front of his overstuffed easy-chair. A Lamp sits next to it. Down stage, a small tv with antenna sticking out is on. His talking parrot, Josh, sits on a stand next to him.

TV : Como Como Como, Espanol. Gato, Perro, Pero Perro. Hola. Estan. Boca. Pelicula.

He turns off the TV.

Ziggy : Ah geez, I can't understand Spanish.
Josh : The world is changing Ziggy. Why can't you change too?
Ziggy : I'm this generations Charlie Brown, but sadder. Why should I change? Did Charlie Brown change?
Josh : Charlie Brown is this generation's Charlie Brown, Ziggy. He was the last generation's Charlie Brown.
Omnipresent Voice : Ziggy. Ziggy.
Ziggy : God?
Omnipresent Voice : Something like that. Ziggy.
Ziggy : Yes?
Omnipresent Voice : You should be happier.
Ziggy : What? I'm happy.
Omnipresent Voice : No. You're not. Stop moping like a fuck.
Ziggy : God, what is a fuck?
Omnipresent Voice : Ziggy. Don't be an idiot.
Ziggy : I forgive you, God.
Omnipresent Voice : For what?
Ziggy : For everything.
Omnipresent Voice : What?
Ziggy : My life is hard and you've made it that way. So I could see the beauty in the world.
Omnipresent Voice : No, Ziggy. You're border-line retarded and have no short-term memory. Your mother did that to you.
Ziggy (surprised to hear an Omnipresent Voice) : God?