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Current Talk '10 II / Re: Discussion on Jenny Collins
« on: November 26, 2010, 06:19:04 PM »
Some people in very bad circumstances will cling to the idea of that one big thing coming along to save them, after which their lives will be happy, and often that thing is expected to be love. It's seen as a one-time thing, never to come again. You miss grabbing the brass ring, and you're doomed.
Then they're not prepared for that one chance to go wrong, especially if it's love. Romantic fantasy is what life is all about to a lot of people, it's the goal, it's the only thing that can save you from all the unhappiness. If the fantasy comes true, then turns out to be utterly hollow, then the rug's pulled out from under you.
I think few of any of us are as invulnerable to trauma or even madness as we like to think. Unchallenged people assume they're doing well in life because they can handle life better than those sad people who break down... but we're all vulnerable, flawed, and susceptible to breakdown if enough is taken away from us.
Then they're not prepared for that one chance to go wrong, especially if it's love. Romantic fantasy is what life is all about to a lot of people, it's the goal, it's the only thing that can save you from all the unhappiness. If the fantasy comes true, then turns out to be utterly hollow, then the rug's pulled out from under you.
I think few of any of us are as invulnerable to trauma or even madness as we like to think. Unchallenged people assume they're doing well in life because they can handle life better than those sad people who break down... but we're all vulnerable, flawed, and susceptible to breakdown if enough is taken away from us.