 Drama: August 27, 2014 Issue [#6519] |
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This week: Life and Roller Coasters Edited by: NaNoKit  
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It's sometimes said that life is like a roller coaster. I agree, but don't think that it's a good thing!
This week's Drama Newsletter is all about ups and downs and loop-de-loops.
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I don't like roller coasters. Up and down and up and down – rather than enjoy the thrill, I feel like my stomach is stuck in my throat and that is not a pleasant sensation! The worst roller coasters are those that have too many “thrills” too close together. I still remember one I got talked onto; it had two loop-de-loops right after the other, followed by a double corkscrew. It was the double corkscrew that nearly made me lose my lunch. Never again!
There is a reason some people say that life is like a roller coaster. The last few months in my life live up to the comparison. At the end of April, I lost my grandfather. Then, I lost a beloved neighbour and friend. Now I am waiting for the dreaded phone call that my grandmother has passed away – I was told yesterday that the end is very near.
The loss of my grandfather and of my neighbour/friend were like the two loop-de-loops. The loss of my grandmother will be the double corkscrew, too close after the previous events (not that there ever is a good time) and all the worse because my grandmother is the one person who's always loved me unconditionally. And because she lives in a different country, and circumstances prevent me from flying over, I cannot even say goodbye.
There have been some good events in-between the deaths of my grandfather and of my neighbour/friend. I earned a distinction for my uni course work, and I've recently undertaken a couple of interesting short courses and done well in them. The short courses were more to keep my mind occupied and to distract myself, though, and a distinction obviously does not make up for the loss of a loved one.
In a similar way to how life can wear you out, so can tragic events in a drama novel or story. If a character has to suffer through too many tragic events, I, as a reader, feel worn out just reading about it. I've written about this in a previous Drama newsletter – our characters need a break, just as people need a break every now and then. Too many obstacles, too much loss, too much pain and suffering is not pleasant to experience, nor to read about. Especially when there is no guarantee of a happy ending.
Every novel needs a balance between good and bad, light and darkness. This is all the more important because reality doesn't always offer that balance. The experiences we share with the characters we grow attached to can give us hope, and a temporary relief of our burdens. I can't be the only one who sometimes seeks shelter in a story. Whilst the drama genre, by definition, may not be the best solution for those in search of an escape from tragedy, it need not be laden with gloom and despair.
If there is a positive side to be found in the kind of circumstances I find myself in, it is that it may make me write more, and not just depressing newsletters (I do apologize for that, but my mind is rather frazzled at the moment). I won't say that the loss of loved ones enriches me – far from – but if “write about what you know” has some truth in it, I can now write about grief with some measure of authority.
That said, I may just stay clear of the drama genre for a while, and focus on writing light-hearted stories and poems to cheer myself up and prevent myself from writing another depressing newsletter next month. That may be doing us all a favour.
For now, I wish you all a good week filled with joy and creativity.
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katesthename - There used to be a song called "Let There Be Peace On Earth And Let It Begin In Me". My grade school class sung this in the '60's. People look for peace but they're not looking where Peace Truly Is, and there will never be peace unless we look correctly at Peace. All of us must look up and rise up with eagle's wings and soar where our Peace Is Waiting. Peace will not happen down here - never. However, Hallelujah! there Is A Peace, a Perfect Peace Who Is Beckoning us to Come.
I do hope that there will be peace on Earth one day. It would be nice to think that it could be achieved - that people wouldn't have to wait until the end of their lives to find it. It's not looking hopeful right now, I do agree. Still, I am an idealist, so I'll keep thinking "one day"...
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