City life is incredibly damaging to a body's sanity. Gun shots, police sirens and thousands of ignorant apathetic people shoving themselves through the crowds of nameless faces. It begins to wear on the body and the mind. You think; “Why?”, and you just can't seem to find the answer. Why?
Why do people murder, why do they steal? Why do they continue to propel themselves through the world of unidentified souls, their fellow man whom they never think twice about.
Out of luck musicians, poor failed artists, men who just haven't had an easy time, they crowd our streets and we feel nothing for them. Sure, we hear them mumbling to themselves, toss a coin or two their way but is that really what they need?
We can push aside the rich, the poor and our friends and all to march in mindless formation. Endlessly we trudge on in search of that new promotion, meeting at 12:00 or even just a bit to eat.
I swear, it can drive a person mad if they think about it too long. Maybe that's why the rest of them stay silent. They keep their minds on lesser subjects because the true-life drama will end up killing them. Over exposure to the truth, an overdose that you can't come back from.
Some of us think to much, on the outside of our protective shields. Are we doomed to fall into depression? Possibly, the greatest minds of the social world have a knack for doing so. I certainly hope this is not my imminent future.
Theater
In times past people took pleasure in cultured activities. Now, we'd prefer watching a Hollywood movie - loosely based on a fantastic book or play- to actually getting out of the house to see some beautiful performance. Theater is slowly slipping away into obscurity as the movie industry continues to tighten it's hold on the depleting IQ of the American population. I know drama never will fully fade away, there will always be patrons thirsty for the actuality that is theater. However, we will continue to be the underdogs below the industries we once lorded over.
It used to be that going to the theater was a massive social occasion, exciting and new. Now, except for the usual faces, it's a novelty and it's decided at the last moment. Many would rather sit in a dark room idling the faces on the screen, the explosions, unwanted sex scenes. Theater has personality but I suppose that counts for very little nowadays.
It's nice, in a way, that the drama scene has become such a small sub culture. It's become a haven for the “outcasts”. Many people, who don't find themselves fitting in with others can usually find comfort in the theater. It's just something about us, we're more in touch with emotions. Of course, we have to be as we must tap into our innermost hidden emotions in order to portray a variety of personalities without the help of special effects.
In the end, we all know theater will never vanish and we'll always have that little local theater with the usual faces to comfort us whenever the world gets too fake.
It used to be that going to the theater was a massive social occasion, exciting and new. Now, except for the usual faces, it's a novelty and it's decided at the last moment. Many would rather sit in a dark room idling the faces on the screen, the explosions, unwanted sex scenes. Theater has personality but I suppose that counts for very little nowadays.
It's nice, in a way, that the drama scene has become such a small sub culture. It's become a haven for the “outcasts”. Many people, who don't find themselves fitting in with others can usually find comfort in the theater. It's just something about us, we're more in touch with emotions. Of course, we have to be as we must tap into our innermost hidden emotions in order to portray a variety of personalities without the help of special effects.
In the end, we all know theater will never vanish and we'll always have that little local theater with the usual faces to comfort us whenever the world gets too fake.
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