The reason why we like to watch movies and read novels so much is because the heroes, and sometimes the anti-heroes, are somehow unique. They are beyond the everyday life of common people. The way they think, talk, behave and live is not what we expect, and that is why they pull us in; they do not tire us. In every page, in every scene, they have something new to say, and that is what we love the most about them.
The funny thing is if we happen to have an opportunity to meet one in real life, our reaction will be quite different. In real life, we do not want people to behave differently. We do not like extraordinary; We do not like unusual. It scares us; it sometimes makes us question all the decisions we have made so far, and that is something we do not need.
I have a roommate who, according to other roommates, is weird. She seems to do things in a way no one expects her to, and I have to admit that it is sometimes very frustrating. It could be a weird way of washing the dishes, an odd time for studying, her love for Napoleon, or the way she answers questions by means of poetry. Some others don't like her. She annoys them; she makes them angry, and that's why they call her an outcast. They treat her as an inanimate object. I find her fascinating. I find her a new movie to watch. I find her an unending book that never gets boring, and I'm grateful for having her as a roommate because the least she has given me is a new subject to write about.
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Hello,
ReplyDeleteWhat's up?
To put it mildly you are right about why we watch movies or read novels and books. It's about our tendency to be one of them and gradually we start a new life in our mind. I'm talking about a life that we always want our lives to be just like that. A dolce vita.
Are we really afraid of extraordinary? Maybe we just don't want to believe that our lives can be extraordinary.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteGood to be optimistic but what would you do if your roommate annoyed you and others found her "Fascinating" and you didn't have a weblog to write about?
Best wishes
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ReplyDeleteGreat as always.Just two small points:
1) Apparently by "unanimated" you meant "inanimate".
2) For sure,you know "gradable adjectives".As far as I checked, "weird" is not gradable,so can not be used with "very",instead, by "really" and "absolutely".
If I'm wrong,please be kind to let me know.
Regards.
Dear Ramin,
ReplyDeleteI should thank you for correcting my mistakes. I have a bad habit of not checking the dictionary before posting. At least Mr. Forghan Parast won't see those stupid mistakes and think twice about giving me the unconditional A!