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Saturday, February 24, 2007
...because no human thing is of serious importance, and grief stands in the way of that which at the moment is most required. What is most required? he asked.That we should take counsel about what has happened, and when the dice have been thrown order our affairs in the way which reason deems best; not, like children who have had a fall, keeping hold of the part struck and wasting time in setting up a howl, but always accustoming the soul forthwith to apply a remedy, raising up that which is sickly and fallen, banishing the cry of sorrow by the healing art. ~ Plato, The Republic, Book X.Yes, as even the ancients knew then, turning negative to positive is the way to go. This really puts heaps of things in perspective. Saw a preview of a friend's show that she's taking to the Adelaide Fringe Festival. It's... well... indulgent. Don't get me wrong, the show gives the audience a lot of things, but it doesn't give them anything to work with or think about, if that makes sense. She's using the show purely as a form of therapy for herself. It's her outlet of catharsis. There is so much potential, but it's not being realised, and it leaves the audience feeling drained and tired purely because it's rather trite, and doesn't give the audience much creative positive energy to work with.But, enough of that, I do hope by the time it gets to the festival, she'll have fine-tuned many things and gotten good feedback about the show.l I honestly don't know how to tell her how I feel. She obviously feels really good about it, it's her baby, and I don't want to have to burst her bubble and go 'Look, I understand it's your brainchild, it's your pride and joy, but you're not doing justice to what you have. Don't use this show as a platform for your own issues. Use it to impact people and give them something to work with. In a nutshell, stop being so indulgent.' Oooooohhhh, harsh words aren't they? Don't know how I can do it. I'm too gentle a soul. (suppressed snort of indignance)
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