Do you think you are 'special'? By this, I mean, when I was younger I believed that I was (in secret). And I'm not even talking elementary school, I mean high school. It wasn't until I entered college that I learned the truth: I am but one 'average' individual in a mass of six billion people. No, I won't become a rock star. No I won't become a philosopher. And pretty much, anything I do won't amount to anything 'meaningful' on a macro-scale. The only meaning in my life will come from small things: like friends and family (and all that jazz).
When I was younger, I thought I'd change the world in some way, or make some sort of impact. My 'problems' seemed like trials in a large meaningful scheme. But now, I know that this is all rubbish. Though I sometimes 'feel' special, I logically know it to be false. Recently I saw Spiderman 2 and when Peter Parker was going through his issues and life-tests, I suddenly had a resurge of 'that feeling' that I had when I was younger. But logically, I dismissed it because I suspect that it's some sort of human-programming/biochemistry. This poll will confirm whether or not this is true
So I ask you Escapist: Did you ever think you were 'special'. Going to become the next superhero? Or maybe there is 'something about you'; a hidden secret that others will 'never understand', or something along those lines. You get my drift =]
When I was younger, I thought I'd change the world in some way, or make some sort of impact. My 'problems' seemed like trials in a large meaningful scheme. But now, I know that this is all rubbish. Though I sometimes 'feel' special, I logically know it to be false. Recently I saw Spiderman 2 and when Peter Parker was going through his issues and life-tests, I suddenly had a resurge of 'that feeling' that I had when I was younger. But logically, I dismissed it because I suspect that it's some sort of human-programming/biochemistry. This poll will confirm whether or not this is true
So I ask you Escapist: Did you ever think you were 'special'. Going to become the next superhero? Or maybe there is 'something about you'; a hidden secret that others will 'never understand', or something along those lines. You get my drift =]
I'm totally gonna be a rock star. You just wait. Our band is supporting the Cheeky Girls!
