Hollywood

Hollywood to so many people is a catalyst for transformation. A that allows many souls from meager beginnings to blossom into the Mogul they dream to be. It's an interesting thing to watch this change in people take place. As they work so hard to shed their former selves the second they set foot in Hollywood. Most people begin this crusade with no clear destination and ultimately achieve the goal of losing their former selves, while sadly becoming no one. Hollywood has cultivated a need to "become someone" instead of encouraging us that we already are somebody. Millions of kids living in the midwest and south, suffer from imaginations that are set ablaze with visions of grandeur. The exaggerated success of a select few is bittersweet, because though we're happy for them it reminds us what we haven't done. So we set forth to achieve more and in the process subjecting many of ourselves to an insane existence. Girls are convinced to change how they dress and talk. Consequently men forget the chivalry we were taught to live by. Drugs are used to numb the pain of transformation along with many other vices. Living here has shone a new light on the differences in people. Living in an environment when at any given moment the everyone is willing to do anything to win. Where your not the only "special" person as you might been back home. Where everyone can sing, is beautiful, acts, writes, etc. . This is a land where part of the survival kit is head shots (I've definitely got mine). There is always the urge to stay on top of your game so the next person won't beat you to the finish line. Which for many of us is the competitive edge we need but for others ends up being a destructive force. The incredible amount of energy to fuel that drive is many times exhausting. While simultaneously the thrill of coming so close to accomplishing something so rare is exhilarating! To walk in a room full of people your age attempting to do what you do and know your still gonna win, cause no matter what your gonna make sure it's better than their's...is at time's the only comfort on the cold streets of sunny California. I guess I felt compelled to write this because of a book I'm reading. It talks about how the motivation for inventing Hollywood was assimilation. The 1st studio magnates were determined to transform themselves into the kind of aristocrats they envied. This made me think of everyone I see everyday that is trying to do just that. And, the irony of that same motivation being carried out for over a century.
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