Stranger than Fiction

Since I started watching TV shows, to picture myself as one of the characters has always been so fascinating. To relate to them is so easy, for one’s life seems so dull as compared to the fiction. Even my accent, jokes, gestures have somehow come to be, as they are, from beyond the screen. Enveloped in the character, seems like such a safe place to be, where you are sure that any storm will fade, and it will always be a happy ending. Characters such as Barney (How I Met Your Mother), Joey (F.R.I.E.N.D.S) and Charlie (Two and a Half Men) give us a delusion that a regular guy, even with his ups and downs, can get any lady he wants. Any guy can only dream of such a life, for it’s perfect in his eyes. He strives to suit up, do anything he learns from them, to be them. What we need to realize is that not everyone is a Casanova and more importantly, that life is stranger than fiction. The art of a different girl every night is but a fairy tale, only resulting in instability in real life. So just sit back, enjoy the show, and let the moment pass, for your life is better than fiction.