idealism and realism

 

some tunes

 

 

I had a dream last night about, something. I don't actually remember the majority but normally you don't remember anything but small clips. This particular clip was horrible. I was running towards a door in a hospital, what I can only think of as 'The Exit', but as soon as I reached it a dawning feeling came over my dreaming head everything slowed down. It was the fear of being institusionalised as Red from Shaweshank Redemption would say. Don't ask me why, no idea whatsoever but that was the dream. But that leads in to the thought of the half-week I'd say,

 

 

Theme of the week: Idyllic realities

 

 

Everyone at some point imagines the idealistic reality they would like to appear but sometimes if not most it turns out to just be plain old reality. There's not a lot to say on the subject when asking whether people with more idealism then realistic thoughts are the prefered, if that made any sense. But there is the question of what part of our minds makes the decisions to hope for the best? It's quiete obvious to say that when something is about to happen you imagine the good reality and only eventually do you fear the worst. An example might help: I'm really in to English Literature and after re-taking the first year exam at college I achieved a B. However this lead my stupid idealistic mind to believe it could easily achieve the same thing. This did not happen and I'm not planning the re-take. But it was only a month or so after I'd taken the last ever Literature exam that the thought of reality sprung out of nowhere. Still with me? Basically we get easily distracted and very disappointed because of our idealistic minds.

 

If you have read Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility then Marianne is practically the character that springs to mind. But if you haven't Marianne is basically the Sensibility part, she will allow her emotions and her imagination to lead her thoughts and actions without cause for reality. This is much the point to F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby if you have read that. They both mantain what's known as the Romantic stereotype. Please google it it's a very beautiful idea that people can convey themselves as truley Romantic. Also look up John Clare on it if you're really that bored/interested.

 

As warned I go on and on, so yeah the end result of this thought is to shove earphones in and day dream again. I'd totally forgotten what idealistic values I did have when in the learning days so it's kind of come back and I'm allowing thetic emotions back through reading again! Yes reading, is something I used to do and have retured to as one of my friends might phrase it. But this is rather a long post so next time I might brag how amazing this mystery book is and what it's doing to my life...

 

Au Revoir!