"Destiny" (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 14:10 (2463 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY
edited by Cody Miller, Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 14:14

Hero mythology comes from an early point in that process. Humans couldn't quite articulate what they were trying to say, but they could tell stories that illustrated what they were trying to say. On what subject? The subject of "how to be the best person you can be, and live in the best manner that you can". That is what hero myths are trying to tell us. "Be this kind of person and the challenges of life won't stop you."

Those aren't the kinds of stories we are telling anymore. Again, look at the Matrix. Neo is 'The One". He just is. That's not a choice he made about how to live his life or conduct himself. He just is. And because he's The One, he's going to succeed.

Notice how the Matrix follows the Hero's Journey structure pretty closely? So why is it really about the opposite of what you say Hero stories are about?

Meanwhile there is nothing special about Jake in Avatar. He wins because he summons the cuourage to do so from within. See the difference?

That's totally narcissism. The belief that you are owed success because of what you (think you) are, not because of what you do. We are getting more stories like this because we are more narcissistic as a culture. It's comforting and re-inforcing.