All the stories, in films, in books, in songs, etc... can be summarized in three words : "Something goes wrong!" (Eckhart Tolle says it like that).
We pay to read and see those dramas (and conflicts), to get swallowed and overwhelmed by the emotions it induces, but still when we push to it in the real life, we complain, moan, and weep, and wish it would have never happened. Such irony, if nothing goes wrong there's no story to tell (is a common false thinking), but no one wants the life to go wrong, no one. So don't create dramas only because we are drenched in it over this society, face up what's happening in the present with a smile, one step at a time, and enjoy the ordinary as something beautiful because there is this capacity to sense it in all of us.
That's very true, all stories are based on conflicts. You reminded me of my experiences in writing classes when I was in university. The professor and my classmates constantly criticized my screenplays saying, "There is no conflict" or "Your character doesn't have a drive." That's because the public expects conflict and tension, otherwise they don't see the point of a story. They want to see a struggle and how the character overcomes it.
RépondreSupprimerI agree with you, life is easy if we just accept and do the best we can with what we have. Still, I think we can avoid conflicts by using our reasoning and feelings to make better choices... but stress and tragedy is invertible. All we have to control is out attitude towards it, how we react to the pain around and within us.
Like you said, there's got to be something to smile about. Life can be easy.