Comic Relief

In realizing that the last post might seem kind of dismal, hopeless, full of despair...  I will explain.  Though inspired by a discussion focusing on all the horrible things going on in the world, it is meant to be taken in a satirical light.  The troubles of our world are numerous, and taken by themselves can provide a dim view of the future.  However they are not alone, they are accompanied by a slew of positives that add great weight on the subject.  Another thing to mention is the magnitude of worry and stress fear creates.  There is no reason to go through life worried that the next day will not come.  We’re here.  Now.  Use the time you’re given!  Let God take care of the rest.  The weight of his world is too great to attempt to bear on your own.  And while we have an obligation to do what we can to help, ultimately it is a problem bigger than we can fix, a picture bigger than we can see.  The final point of my little satirical demise of the world is the emphasis people put on issues like the world ending in 2012.  So much attention is given to minor issues such as this, and society seems to be missing the view of the real problems here and now that our world is facing.

While my normally optimistic self turned towards the pessimistic side, the mood was lightened (in the joyous way that it normally is) by a truly stunning performance of Northeastern’s NU and Improv’d!  I wrote earlier in the year of my first encounter with this group, and though impressed then, I was blown away this time.  Their last performance of the semester was met with a bang.  The room more crowded than I had ever seen it, full of students just like myself thankful for the study break*.  From Iron Man murdering people underwater with pancakes to excuses for being late to work because your camel encountered a bucket of acid and defeated it with a crossbow (yes that works believe it or not), they delivered just what the crowd wanted, and in my case, needed.

So lesson learned.  Don’t ignore the problems of the world, but don’t get dragged down in the insurmountable crisis portrayed.  And above all, always remember to smile.

~Emily

*A catalyst of my pessimism of the evening, when you do an entire homework assignment and get every stinking one wrong… The culmination of the end of the world and failing math doesn’t do much to put you in a good mood.  In theory I’m doing fine in math, it’s when the actual application arises that I seem to panic.  Regardless I was in desperate need of a distraction.