Hi Touch2Touch! I’m sticking my toe back into the blogosphere! I love this video and am moved by it every time. Your post made me recall the correlation that is commonly made between creativity and depression. Hara Estroff Marano asserts in her article in Psychology Today that “artists are more likely to be self-reflective and to ruminate, to mull things over. And that thinking style is a hallmark of depression and commonly leads to it.” This point of view makes this “Masha” feel quite doomed and I don’t wonder, can’t joy be a choice? Yes, I often write about heavy things, am inclined to the blues, but I’ve also made a conscious effort to seek out happiness. A kind of fake-it-’til-you-make-it campaign of self-preservation. I wonder if this was Mr. Beethoven’s motivation for writing his joyous ode.
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