Norman Rockwell was a good "painter" but it ends there. "Pretty Woman" was "well-made", but it ends there. We tell our children cute little stories and read them fairy tales and tell them there is a Santa Claus, and why? So they can someday find out its all BS? What good does it do them to live in a dream world? Why not give them love and be honest? Norman Rockwell had this vision of a goody-good world that NEVER existed. Sure, we all want a good world to live in, a peaceful and tolerant and loving world, but you have to come at it from a realistic place. Our whole existence in America seems to thrive on excess, on "feel-good", on fantasy and diversion. I am not saying we need to be cruel or cold. Can't we see things for what they are and still feel good, enjoy ourselves and one another?
2007-06-24
22:08:29
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Lil Greek Girl
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