Better class of losers.
by chuckofish
I can’t believe it is Wednesday already!
I’ve written about Magnolia Journal before–and what a welcome magazine it is among the increasingly vapid shelter magazines.
The most recent issue focuses on the “rhythm” theme. And while I enjoyed the usual soothing colors and clean interiors, I realized my favorite section, and the one I get the most out of, is the section that features stories from a variety of regular people about how the theme manifests in their life or how the disruption of this theme taught a valuable lesson.
It struck me that what we frequently miss from today’s “journalism” is the actual talking to people. Sometimes the absence of something isn’t tangible until you see it somewhere else, right?
This section in the Magnolia Journal tells the stories of individuals and is a reminder that we are individuals trying to get by together. We all have stories, and experiences, and pain, and anguish, and success, and triumph. We are not all the same. But sharing these stories illuminates how even in our differences, we can find a commonality among our similar pain or triumph. We can also learn about others–and come to understand how their backgrounds made them who they are today.
Sometimes, it seems like the art of showing not telling, something we learned way back in the day in English class, is a lost one. Also lost, putting oneself in another’s shoes, thinking before speaking, and getting to know someone before judging them.
Anyway, this struck me while reading the magazine this week and I hope you won’t judge me too harshly for making a generalized observation in a post about not doing this.
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