Before I go on, I'd like to explain this picture to the left. In several ways it stuck out to me, and seemed perfect for todays post. Notice, the fire, fire fighters, and the little girl, and a couple random people just staring. I wondered at this picture, where are the parents looking for their kid? Why does this child not show emotion? What was going on in that house that caused a little girl to want to catch it on fire? What I have learned so far on this topic tells me that for some reason or other this little girl wanted to create that fire, to wreck her home, I don't know what reason, but she wanted it and created it.
I found an article in The Atlantic, by Judith Ohikuare, on March 10, 2014, that tells the story of a young woman, a playwright, who viewed herself as her character so much so that she practically became the character.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/how-actors-create-emotions-a-problematic-psychology/284291/
""It was depressing," Margolin recalls. "My character would cry, and I would cry. She was miserable, and I was miserable. She was a frustrated, ignorant person trapped in a narrow life, and I felt like that. Once, while I was on stage, my purse was robbed in the dressing room, and I felt like everybody backed away from me, thinking I would infect them with tragedy. These were lovely people-I loved them dearly-but my character was unattractive and somehow, so was I. Something about that infused the community of theater actors that I was in"" (Judith).
While this is a quote of a quote it describes what I'm trying to say. This woman chose to be like her character, and so she ultimately became her character. She chose her reality, she wanted to be her character because she felt like she wasn't meant to be who everyone else saw her as. She explains earlier in the article that she doesn't like who she is, that she wants to be a different woman. So she set her intent, she set her desire to become someone else, and she became someone else.
I failed to find a video on the suggested video cite, I looked on Youtube and also made sure to research the author of the video I did find. I found a video by David Icke, a man known for referring to several political figures as reptilian aliens who are basically evil and want to enslave mankind. I will not be referring to any of that in my blog, rather a video that talks about what I am trying to convey. You can read more of David Icke here: https://thrivedebunked.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/who-is-david-icke/
Now for the video:
I hope I have answered some of my classmates questions in today's blog. Happy 4th!
I wanted to agree with you for your concern in the fact that child's face seems to hold no emotion in a situation where it should seem over emotional. It seems these days emotion is something that most either fake or hold in. Which in turn can affect the consioucous mind, which can affect the rest.
ReplyDeleteMy mom has this book called, "The Science of the Mind", by Ernest Holmes. This book actually goes deep into how our thoughts can affect the world we live in and our everyday life. At first I did not think much of it as it is hard to follow, and I never really thought how much how I think subconsciously or otherwise could affect me. As I read more, though I began to gain a new insight and understanding. I have started to change the way I think, Such as noticing when I am in a bad mood ad doing what I can to change that. I find the information you are providing very interesting.
I can relate somewhat to Judith Ohikuare,except it would be more with my reading. When I read certain books, I start to feel like the characters do. I'm not sure if it has to do with a feeling of missing emotions at that time or something else. I don't take it to the extreme like Ohikuare did since I can come back to reality. The information in your post was very interesting and made me think about how I see myself.
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