the human condition

When's the last time you enjoyed a story about a person who's existence, defines the word righteous? The person who does nothing wrong, and is always true. Who cares about people like that? We all know that it isn't you. Our lives typically don't truly define positive words in the dictionary. We all do fucked up things that would not be sanctioned by any reputable religion. And I argue, it is those deviant acts that intrigue others to you and vice versa. We like stories about messed up folks. Whether its because its an escape from our own problems or purely for entertainment, it serves a unique purpose. The very knowledge of someone's life being more fucked up than yours can bring relief, joy, sympathy or even put things into perspective.

We place standards on what people should say, how they should act. Social norms that dictate, for the most part, how we function, how we interact with people. All that is boring, its all gauged in a standard unit of measure. Aren't the oddities usually the most amusing? The stuff we do that are deviations from the mean are the most exciting and intoxicating things life has to offer. Although, it doesn't have to be extreme to be appealing. Even our small guilty pleasures make living more tolerable.

Interest isn't always positive either. We just like to think that it is. The word has been associated too often with good things moreso than bad. It also doesn't help that we generally believe that we are good people and think only good things. But that isn't true. What is actual? We are sinful people and I think its pretty entertaining.