Waxing Philosockiphal

In search of a pair of dark brown socks. 

Open the scary sock drawer.

Rummage. Rummage. Rummage.

Is that a dark brown or navy? 

A black or charcoal?

Finally, one brown sock. Where's its mate?

Rummage. Rummage. Rummage. 

No mate in site. 

Put lone brown sock back in drawer. 

The other sock may turn up. 

Next day, repeat quest.

A week later, repeat quest.

A year later, repeat quest.

Always put lone sock back in drawer.

The other sock may turn up.

Fact: If I throw the loner out, the other one will turn up.

Fact: If I keep the loner, the other one will never turn up.

Is my sock-reconciliation doomed?

Can I cheat the Sock-God?

If I pretend to throw out the lone sock, will its mate then turn up?

Or does the Sock-God see all, know all?

Am I physically capable of throwing away a perfectly good sock?

Sinful? Wasteful? Over-thinking one of the cosmos's great mysteries?

After all, the other sock may turn up.