Let me burst your bubble...or not.

Are we living in a fantasy world? Do we compare life as it is written in scripts? Do we emulate those characters and wish we think the way they do--that we have the same fate as they had? There are just some scenes better left in the movies than to be tried in real life--they are just more acceptable where the lights and music are adjusted and the mood is let's just say perfect.

Scenario: Do you gush the same way while watching a movie when you see a couple lip-locking out in public? Or do you quietly say to yourself "geez get a room!" Did you have time to think that maybe, just maybe, there is a romantic story seconds before that saliva exchange? That maybe in that moment they are zoned out, not seeing the passersby, listening to music playing in their heads. I guess not.

Another: Do you sing with the rest of those happy strangers on the next table as they belt out a tune they just love? Or do you roll your eyes and clench your teeth as you restrict yourself from standing and shutting them up?

And another: Would you appreciate someone dancing on the streets, smiling, and happily greeting strangers on his way? Or do you mistake him for a looney?

I am not out to burst anybody's fantasy bubble. I am just here to understand why things are more acceptable in movies--mindset, culture, morals, values. And why these things seldom, if not never, get accepted off screen. We all feel for this character who appears so perfect in the arms of another. We cheer and hope that they live happily ever after...but do we stop and think about the fact that he/she is being unfaithful, dishonest, and inconsiderate? That despite the romance, it is what it is...an affair. Careless. Hurtful.

Admit it: We shift our morals during these moments. We get blinded by so many things. I think this is precisely the reason why people go astray. Why during decision-making we tend to choose poorly based on values and go for what brings thrill. Why amidst the greater weight of right versus wrong we still end up picking the latter. Why in this period we live in where things are widely and openly accepted I still yearn for answers...