I’ve just finished binge watching Off Campus. Yes, yes, I will be a forever card carrying girly girl and I do love my rom coms. I know some of the romcoms don’t necessarily reflect real-life relationship scenarios and some people will say that most of the relationships in movies or TV series are dysfunctional. But sometimes romantic comedies are just that — a showcase of romance and a little something-something to make you giggle. You can’t always take life too seriously!
Okay SPOILER ALERT. What I did love about Off Campus was the cerebral bit (that’s what I’m calling it in my head. Deal with it!). There was a discussion of Kierkegaard’s two contrasting truths, how the objective and subjective truths can coexist at the same time. I loved how the concept was explained. It was like an on-screen CliffsNotes on philosophy. I can’t believe Netflix had a real teaching moment!
You can fall apart and still be full of wonder. Both are true at once. — Unknown
We can hold space for two truths all at the same time. Humans are a wonderful paradox and have this amazing capacity for contradiction: we can be competitive but kind, we can act in complete defiance of our beliefs and yet live lives that embody our values, we can be completely heartbroken and yet laugh out loud while watching a rom-com movie, you can love someone and yet know that you can’t be in that space anymore. We don’t have to live in single-box identities.
There are no hard and fast rules when you are in the recovery road. You don’t have to be serious and all about the learning. You can laugh and find joy when it presents itself. Learning to deal with the trauma and also notice the glimmers can be simultaneous when you are healing.
Yellywelly 