Hot dogs under The Dakota - Story Arc;

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle". Attributed to Plato Ref:..Wikihow.

The unspoken battle we all face is How to get through life with the least pain. Petie, the character in Hot dogs under The Dakota, sets about this challenge by trying to manage the people around him to improve his lot. When this fails, he turns to witchcraft and then religion, but his problems remain unresolved. Finally, he looks to himself, realizing the answer to coping with life lies within himself.