Knowlege of Intent

"The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you post." - Margaret Atwood

I take this to be a point of the benefit of being a thorough and knowledgeable reader. As you learn the manner through which one should read, you gain a better understanding of the author's intent. As you learn to look for additional implication and meaning in alternate areas of the literature in question, you begin to appreciate it in the manner truly intended. You can only appreciate a piece as you understand it, to understand it you must learn the proper "questions" to hold in mind. By doing this you are, of a sort, asking the literature questions through which you can understand it to the capacity originally was intended.

Being Human [BBC]

Being Human was recently redone with the same story line, but with different actors and actresses on SyFy. Yet I still maintain the BBC version is still infinitely better. Being Human is set in Brittan and covers the increasingly over used tale of multiple forms of coexisting preternatural life. In this case, it's a vampire, werewolf and ghost. The show alternates between following a character of each "species" through dramatic events that unfold as they attempt to remove themselves from their communities and live as the humans they once were. The three co-habitate in one domicile. When the show began three seasons ago, the vampire Mitchell and the werewolf George just so happened to move into an apartment occupied by the recently deceased ghost Annie. The show is mostly of limited omniscient point of view, meaning the viewer doesn't know any more than the characters themselves. At times one character will gain insight that another is yet to posses, but they usually follow suit shortly thereafter or end up on another tangent entirely so the lack of shared knowledge doesn't matter after all. The house they spent the first two seasons in was in a cul de sac of joined apartments, which was ironic considering the secrets they had to hide. The most recent season is only two episodes in, but it stands to reason that a similar scenario will develop despite the apparent seclusion of their new residence. The characters themselves vary drastically, with the vampire holding the stereotypical short temper, the werewolf being a rather meek individual and the ghost being a meddling people-pleaser. Between their alternating personalities and preternatural states it makes for interesting interactions.

I am the combined efforts of every person I have ever met

"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music- the works is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself." - Henry Miller

I agree wholeheartedly with this quote. Each of us are the combined efforts of every person we have ever met. As a people, we should act in accordance and make the most of the subsequent wealth of inspiration. Our world is a beautiful place, as are we through the growth resulting from such rich surroundings. All one requires to benefit is an open mind. To be honest, I believe that is one aspect every individual should hold in their personality.