The Power of Tradition
The second week of class presented more discussions on what is real and the power of myth. The conversation turned to “What is normal” and are there certain things that should not be believed in order to maintain normalcy. This is such a broad topic –– the term normal means many different things to many different people, so who is the person that determines what true normalcy consists of? I feel this is an independent choice not meant for anybody else to determine for us.
We discussed the myth in more detail and compared the world of Faerie to the world as we know it. During our discussion I could not help but to think of the movie “Hook”. Robin Williams plays the grown up version of Peter Pan. He has become quite the hard-working, cut-throat lawyer that is much too busy to enjoy his wife, who is the granddaughter of Wendy, or his children. Captain Hook kidnaps his children and Peter is forced to return to Neverland where he is reunited with Tinkerbell. He has to try to remember his youth so that he can return as Peter Pan again. Of course with the help of Tinkerbell and the Lost Boys he does remember his youth and is able to save his children and once again battle Captain Hook. Now this tale may be a little unbelievable; however, the point of it is tremendous.
To continue on from where I left off last week; what is real? I think this question is irrelevant. When we loose sight of the things that matter the most to us, unfortunately it takes a near tragedy to open our eyes and realize what has been in front of us the whole time. Story-telling is one of richest ways of realizing the most amazing truths about our lives –– what should matter most are those things we cannot replace. Possessions are replaceable ––– your family and the traditions you have created are not.
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