our lives as drama

As explained by Kurt Vonnegut

“People have been hearing fantastic stories since time began. The problem is, they think life is supposed to be like the stories... But because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs! So people pretend there is drama where there is none.”

So. According to Kurt, there is no drama in your life... it simply is what it is. Nothing to get mussed about. Just deal. After all, it all comes out in the wash anyway, right... accept for blood and grass-stains.

One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. "Which road do I take?" she asked. "Where do you want to go?" was his response. "I don't know," Alice answered. "Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."

- Lewis Carroll

Isn't that life to a tee? "I don't know." What with all the foreign bodies (perceptions of reality) pumped into our minds as to what life is all about, and the best practices for life; as devised by writers who are probably more neurotic than the average lab rat sitting in the theater or in front of the TV... where to you want to go?

2011 is coming up. Let's all endeavor to "go" get an intentional life based on reality. Fantasy is always a letdown.