Good morning everyone!! As I giggle like a schoolgirl over my title choice, I have no doubt that the title got some attention. Yes, I am reading Fifty Shades of Grey, but I know that what comes after this declaration is going to disappoint you (or not).
Did you know...
We all have our own fifty shades of something?
It is about perceptions from experiences. According to my Kindle Fire (which has the book Fifty shades of Grey in it), I am 61% done with the wildly raved book that brings a multitude of feelings. I try to fit in a chapter or two a night before bed. As any book club asks... I try to get a perception of what the book is about that is beyond the obvious... You know, a different perception that I can apply to life (aka life lesson). Believe me... it is not all that hard to try to twist the concept of the book, change the character, Ana, to yourself, and figure if you were strong enough to take on NDA's (non-disclosure agreements) and learn that the person that you feel a strong attraction to is completely non-conventional, mysterious, confusing, and potentially dangerous. Would strong attraction be enough to enter a world where there is no guarantees to being loved the way you imagined love would be, nor have an inkling that the other person truly loves you (or even knows what love is). That balance between what you believe is right and the desire to do anything to grasp onto something that is possibly never yours to begin with. Is your pride worth less than unconditional love and commitment when money is involved? Can you be sold? Then, do you believe that you can be the one to change the twisted ways of someone you love into something you dreamed of or even believed could be possible? Then, if the chance is taken... would you be able to return to your ideals, morals, and beliefs in what you see a committed relationship should be? Or do you take on the same premonition that your quest for love from that person and become one of the same? Balancing on that line of fantasy and reality.... which is more important? Struggling between free will and control is something we all face in our lives, but in this book.... is it this extreme? Doubtful, but does make you think, right?
While the premise of the book is extreme and obviously to one point. There is a softer side to seeing where our own personal fifty shades of something about you is. We are more diverse than these characters. There is more to who we are than what is seen on the surface. What makes it different is that we have ownership to it. It is our thing. All it takes is for someone to desire knowing you to bring it out into the open. Yet, our fifty shades of something had to come from somewhere. That is where experience comes in. Every opportunity offers options. The strongest options are "yes" and "no". An adventurer opts for "yes" more than "no". The adventurer in us is at its strongest in our youth. Being the sponge for knowledge always happens in our youth. We strive to know as much as we can... as often as we can. Usually it takes only once to know if it is worth doing again. In fact, that is where we form our opinions for things. Everyone is different and so goes the opinion, but that opinion is the reason behind the two options to every experience. Is its value worth agreeing or disagreeing to doing it again. That sets our boundaries to what we strive to have in our lives, thus creating our personal fifty shades of something.
Pretty interesting, don't you think?
Well, I have a lot to do today. Mental flossing is done for the day.... Thanks for reading :)
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