Comments on: Oppression, Addiction, Depression and Death (22/7/2012) http://www.stephendeas.com/addiction-depression-submission-and-death-2272012/ The Dragons Are Coming Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:01:46 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lord Vlaedr http://www.stephendeas.com/addiction-depression-submission-and-death-2272012/comment-page-1/#comment-55601 Lord Vlaedr Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:32:07 +0000 http://www.stephendeas.com/?p=2870#comment-55601 Well put. You captured the essence of humanity perfectly. We are all heroes in our mind, fighting grim battles against our inner demons and outer enemies. In our minds/worlds we are the hightlight. The main character. The person who keeps fighting and fighting to win or be recognised one day. And although the world may seem like an uncaring and hostile place, in the end, the world is what you make of it. Your mental landscape paints the exterior landscape. But thats just my opinion... Well put. You captured the essence of humanity perfectly. We are all heroes in our mind, fighting grim battles against our inner demons and outer enemies. In our minds/worlds we are the hightlight. The main character. The person who keeps fighting and fighting to win or be recognised one day.

And although the world may seem like an uncaring and hostile place, in the end, the world is what you make of it. Your mental landscape paints the exterior landscape. But thats just my opinion…

]]> By: timje http://www.stephendeas.com/addiction-depression-submission-and-death-2272012/comment-page-1/#comment-50987 timje Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:49:44 +0000 http://www.stephendeas.com/?p=2870#comment-50987 One could read something into your life from the way you naturally switch from discussing "the world being an uncaring and fundamentally hostile place" to a paragraph discussing kids and work. :D Anyway I think fantasy is the world, simplified, and everyone can read it for a different reason - maybe you read LOTR because it's nice to have a war where the bad guys are really obviously bad, and moral ambiguity is glossed over. Or maybe because fantasy often skims over emotional complexity in its characters. Or because persistence wins, the nerdy teenager defeats the dark lord, etc etc. I think it's often simply escaping into a world where the problems are more clear-cut, the challenges have a clear goal and finish. One could read something into your life from the way you naturally switch from discussing “the world being an uncaring and fundamentally hostile place” to a paragraph discussing kids and work. :D

Anyway I think fantasy is the world, simplified, and everyone can read it for a different reason – maybe you read LOTR because it’s nice to have a war where the bad guys are really obviously bad, and moral ambiguity is glossed over. Or maybe because fantasy often skims over emotional complexity in its characters. Or because persistence wins, the nerdy teenager defeats the dark lord, etc etc.
I think it’s often simply escaping into a world where the problems are more clear-cut, the challenges have a clear goal and finish.

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