HOW MUCH TRUTH AND HONESTY HUMAN BEINGS CAN STAND?
The Power of White Painting
I have got a beautiful gift from my daughter, a ticket for the theater play „Art“. I was delighted, knowing that this playwright’s comedy is written by brilliant Yasmina Reza, famous French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter, best known for this play, „Art“ and God of Carnage. I saw God of Carnage as a movie and it was first time meeting Reza’s brilliance. It was even more exciting watching her art in its original form, as a play. Sometimes when you have great expectations it can happen to be dissapointed, as the result is under your expectations. In this case, the performance surpassed my expectations. What I like very much is how the play is organized. It is not divided into acts and scenes, which is the traditional manner. There are 17 sections (presented in the form of dialogues between two characters, or as monologues where one of the characters addresses the audience directly, or as a conversation among all three). Beside three main characters , the big white painting is a kind of figure that gives different color to different scenes , causing unpredictable changes over the play.
What are we ready to give up of our personal choices and standards for the benefits of that what is more crucial for us?
The comedy raises questions about art and friendship, taste and friendship, or is it possible to enjoy a real relationship with someone whose views on art, books, or theater are radically different from our own? Therefore, the main idea behind the whole story is - how much truth and honesty human beings can stand and what are we ready to give up of our personal choices and standards for the benefits of that what is more crucial for us. In the play the long friendship was threatened by the clear confrontation of different tastes in art. When meeting such or similar situations, people mostly argue even ready to destroy precious relationships because of such differences. Just one of many ego manifestations.
Animals and different taste
Here is an interesting example how animals do it.
My question for those who will read this is:
What are you ready to give up of your personal choices and standards for the benefits of that what is more crucial for us?
Thank you for reading and answering.
I'll start backwards. That video...... is amazing. (That grossly overused word actually fits here, for me.)
Under different circumstances, had I just seen the video, I would have simply loved it. Maybe...
After all, it is also hilarious.
However, considering the context here, having watched it, I only felt bad for the one parrot. It was under pressure, a sort of peer pressure, and had the role of the party pooper.
You ask how much truth and honesty humans can stand.... I am not sure if the word "truth" fits here.
Honesty, yes. The honesty of an honestly expressed personal opinion.
Truth, however, is a different thing....
Truth is at least sometimes this:
View points are so often crucial, that the fact that we even dare to express any opinions, ever, as if they were something holy and absolute, is a cosmic joke.
"Only Sith deal in absolutes."
I haven't answered your question.. These are merely some additional thoughts, nothing more.
I agree about the cosmic joke. Still, the question was not about Truth and Honesty as virtues, but what importance we give them in daily communication with people we love and care, but not necessarily share the same opinion. Will the difference in taste or opinion put us in the poor position of one who suffers like the left parrot and will argue insisting on personal stand point, or...? How big is our personal 'or' in regard to the importance that a particular person, with who we disagree, has in our Life?
By the way, my character who deals well with this dilemmas is Yoda, as his wisdom doesn't leave any place to arguing.
"Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose." Yoda
Thank you for your additional thoughts, Sabina.
Insisting on anything is a waste of time...
In the beginning.... The one parrot loves it all and is having a blast. The other parrot seems neutral.
There was NOTHING wrong with the picture at that point, right?
It is mostly not the different opinions that are the problem, neither with people, nor with parrots.
A regard for a person can be very high, even if the regard for their opinion is not high.
That made me have the desire to know that play.
(found one in English with subtitles :
(but i'll watch a French one - without English subtitles)
I saw "Art" here, in town, and the production was absolutely perfect. Scenography, acting, all of it!
I hope you can find an equally good production, it's an excellent play.
I am happy that this article inspired your action. Chapeau!
I wish you to enjoy it, as it is really something special.
Thank you for this version.