1) I'm interested in the arts. Drama, books, films, music, writing, games. Everything.
2) I'm stuck in a massive rut. Hell, I just read the Harry Potter series today for probably something like the 20th time.
(and 3) if you're interested - I'm a grumpy git full of moans and complaints)
It's the second one that I'm so trying to change at the minute. Trying to discover my forte and really experience everything out there. I've reached the age where I realise life's too short to stay on the shore. It's time to get out there and explore.
We have so much out there to experience whether it be places, cultures and people to meet, or whether it's the exploration of other's imagination. We were made to be unique so why stick to the same old same old when there is so much to do out there and so much to take in.
I am always angered when I hear people say 'there's nothing to do'. Because that couldn't be more wrong. Even without money there are endless possibilities. Billions of books to fit your interest; films to open your eyes about places and environments you'll never see; and songs which introduce you endless new melodies just when you think you've heard everything. And this is why I love art. As a quote says that sums up everything I believe ' "There's no other place where you could be in all four corners of the world at the same time". It refers to, of course, a library. But it could be applied to almost everything daily. From your bed, with a laptop, you have access to the world. It's part of my motivation to teach, to breathe this sense of freedom and possibility into new generations and minds so they can go on to create more opportunities.
I'm sure there is some quote from a literature fanatic about words being words, but regenerated in different ways to recreate and conjure different things. And this is life.
Unfortunately my life, which consists of breathing space of around 12miles, means that I'm trapped and cannot explore. It's made me blissful ignorant of many things and I hate this. It's why I spend so much time in a book, almost becoming someone else. And it's also why I can fully appreciate what's out there and be genuinely fascinated and can admire unique things such as the Liverpool puppets only last week.
However, aside from this, this is just one example where I've broken the mold. To try and explore more new things I decided to watch more films. And to do this I tend to download off of Sky Go (other providers are available) movies that are about to go off and make it my mission to watch them. This time it was Moulin Rouge. Immediately I despised it. A musical? Noooo. I had this immediate preconception that musicals are just a happy go lucky storyline full of random music that is misplaced. This was born from having to watch The Sound of Music as a child. They just annoy me. So I left this film to stew for a while. But today was its last day so I took a deep breath, remembered my promise and started playing it. And I was gripped. It was fantastical. It was highly imaginative. And it was moving. This reinforced just why I'm doing this. To try different things and have an open mind.
I suggest you try doing something different too. Don't let the world become a single room.
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