November, 2008

What a great topic. Should be interesting

Dear me, here we go again.  Another perfectly normal human emotion under siege!!  But then again, we know since biblical times at least (though shalt not covet- yada, yada, yada) poor “envy” has had to face down constant attacks on its valuable function in human social intercourse.  Non-pathological envy is merely that feeling that people get when they see or experience something that someone else has that they want.  How wonderful!!  Seeing my friend, Ellen,  chewing Bazooka bubble gum and blowing bubbles when I was five years old I was envious, for sure.  That envy allowed me to go home and tell my parents that I wanted some Bazooka bubble gum for myself and when I got it and blew my own bubbles I was very happy.  That may be one of the earliest conscious memories I had of envy until my own analysis revealed earlier experiences that were more traumatic because I did not have the language or emotional maturity to process them properly.  And, of course, had my parents handled my expressed envy of Ellen’s bubble gum differently it might have developed into pathological envy, which is the source, essentially, of war.  But therein lies the difference, and I hope this blog and documentary will clearly explicate the same.

Welcome to the blog for the new groundbreaking documentary that will examine the causes and consequences of the most corrosive human emotion:  ENVY. 
 
This bold, insightful, humorous feature documentary by Peabody & Emmy winning filmmaker Barbara Rick will use original and unique devices to tell the story of humanity’s struggle with this primal and destructive force of human nature.

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