But here's the sad bitter truth about the human condition.
We believe in 'The Sit Com' that tried and true entertainment standard. We believe in 'The Hero's Journey' all our favorite movies follow it to an exemplified T. Double Crossed and Super Blue, now in stainless steel.
So what's it teach us?
The human condition is made better through suffering.
If the Hero gets the girl, The shows over.
If the criminal makes all amends on his list, there's no interesting drama to come forth.
If the advertising firm partner fess's up to his entire life being fictitious and his life being full of affairs and casual encounters - wait actually things pretty much stay shitty for that guy.
My point is, we have this deep ingrained knowledge of "Story", that's why movies follow the same patterns, that's why Cliche's continue to exist. Because somewhere deep in our sense of being, we believe that has to be, for a good story.
And now we've entered in to this world where the internet has lead us all to believe Andy Warhol was not only right, but completely obliviously too how much of an understatement he was making.
We're not all going to get out 15 seconds of fame, we're going to all grow to believe our lives are Sit Coms and movies.
We have our own Soundtracks
We have our own Public Relations
We have our own secret belief that we're the center of something great.
So we have our own secret belief, we need to suffer, we need drama, we need to make a pretty good story for everyone else.
And it keeps us from fulfilling the things we want the most.
If you get the girl - your story is over
If you get a good job, a promotion, record deal, gallery contract, published - Season over
If you become famous - end of the series
but that's the facade. we all know LIFE GOES ON.
no matter what happens next life will be there waiting for you.
So take risks. Don't sit around like a lemming visualizing success. Go be successful.
Stay Strong,
-SamProof
