I Don't Get It

Turtle · 07-04-2012, 02:19 PM

I don't get it

I am hoping for a place to discuss, respectfully of people’s feelings…
in the spirit of learning and growing…
things that the larger society seems agreed on, but that we don’t understand…
with hopes of developing a deeper understanding of why it is that we think what we do.

For instance – The play “Death of a Salesman” is currently on Broadway and has long been a popular play. I don’t like it. There are lots of things I don’t like, but lead me to other places and feelings, which I appreciate. This play doesn’t strike me that way.
Check Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_Salesman

On me - Sometimes I feel incredibly simple – as in, “that’s bad, don’t do it.” Sometimes I have a clarity, like, “I don’t want to live that way”…including to the detriment of my career path, but to the benefit of my soul…I like to think. And sometimes, I wonder what it is that I don’t understand about a situation…

On the play - If Willy Loman had an affair – admit it and move on, get divorced, stay married, have the discussion with your wife, your son who busted you…why let it fester for years ultimately tainting so much, suicide for insurance money…really? This helps? Is the tragedy supposed to have us feel better about our lives? Why is this play such a big deal…I don’t get it?

This thing about “Death of a Salesman” is real for me, I don’t get it. It’s not just an example for the first page of this thread. I am hoping to gain a deeper understanding of what I am missing…without getting slapped upside the head…I know I can be dense sometimes.

In hope of deeper understanding and growth…The “I don’t get it” thread. Please share and ask…what don’t you get?

07-04-2012, 02:19 PM	#1
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