Found an entry on She's Actual Size, Nationwide, Believe which ended with the question, "what will play over the closing credits of your life?," and included Kat's choices for her own life.
Now, can accept that last question as just an idle game and a chance to display good musical taste. And yet, couldn't help thinking the "life as a movie" metaphor is so tired already. Yes, if were to make a recount of my life it would have to be shaped as a story, with beginning, middle and end, and would have to edit all the boring parts. And what are movies but stories?
And yet, a life is much messier and complex than a story or a movie can fit. So why keep attempting to describe it like that? From our own particular POVs, we are the protagonists of our lifes, and everyone else is just a supporting player. But aren't each of them the stars in their own lifes? When we interact with them for a moment, however brief or extended, aren't we just playing a role that supports theirs? Regarding others as just a brief speaking part in our existence is solipsism. We might not be in contact with them but for a split second, yet the moment they walk out of our lifes they don't just dissapear. Lifes unspool in a linear fashion, but existence has many more layers than just a timeline.
Shit. Fucking lithium isn't working.
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