Catharsis
-noun, plural
1.
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.

the reason why we listen to sad songs and watch melodramas even though we know the effect they have on us. i cite it too often. but sometimes you go through life in a surreal fashion. like the world is just a whirl of colours and you cant find any sense of grounding. the world in its entirety is so impermanent. sometimes it feels as though in a moment everything will disappear. i think that's what i fear. therefore though seemingly masochistic, catharsis is needed to remind the individual that he or she is a functioning, living, breathing human being existing in a reality. to quote the Goo Goo Dolls, "You bleed just to know you're alive." Sad but true. Of course, with catharsis, you don't have to take things to such an extreme. But it's along a similar thread. The need to feel.


Empathy
-noun
1.
the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.

why are we able to go through catharsis? with this little tool. empathy. you become overwhelmed with the emotion the character or song is sending and you get wrapped up it. maybe what they say is true. melodramas may be bad for health. but i think we can't help it. we just enjoy being taken on the rollercoaster ride of emotions. to feel.


ah wells
c'est la vie ^-^ (which reminds me i should be studying french now)

Entry @ 11:08 PM; Monday, October 15, 2007

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