My favorite point of yesterday's lecture was the idea that plays never say what you can't do. The stage directions in a play help set up the atmosphere, etc, but apart from that there is nothing else that is a must. The idea that a director is allowed to interpret and shape as much as he/she wants as long as there are no directions that say you can't do it is a very different take on things. I'm so used to hearing what to do rather than having so much freedom. Directing now intrigues me. After last weeks labs we are supposed to decide who the director is and who the actors are. I wasn't sure which I wanted to be, usually when it comes to stuff like that I don't care so I let others who do care pick what they want and I take what's left. After yesterday's lecture I'm not sure if I want to do that in this case, especially since I'm in a group of only three people. We'll see.
The other topic that made an impression on me was the idea of emotional/mental bruises. The comparison to physical bruises and the concept that our bodies are built to heal themselves is such a good point. Just look at how many different drugs are out there for emotional stabilization. However, I don't agree that emotional bruises never heal. I think it depends highly on the person and how willing they are to let those bruises heal. Granted the effect that they have may never go away, but I do believe that it is possible to "heal" them. The mere decision to work and grow through such bruises can help. But then again, I wouldn't really know because I've been lucky enough not to have experienced any significant damage.
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Thoughtful and insightful. In terms of the emotional healing, I meant that unlike physical wounds that heal "naturally" without meds, emotional/mental scars might be more of a challenge without professional assistance.
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