I recently watched a documentary called “Mortified” and the idea is brilliant. The stage production by the same name has seen great success because it humanizes everyone and makes people feel like they are not alone in their awkward adolescent experiences. Mortified features regular people who read excerpts from their teenage diaries. The things that we thought we so important then seem trivial and silly now. Certain ideas that flowed in and out of our heads could now be viewed as signs of things to come. Most of all, the fact that the participants are on stage is a testament to the fact that they got through those emotional episodes, even though the situations seemed like the end of the world at times.
It appeared to be a cleansing process for those who read about their lives. These people have stripped away all pretense to show themselves in a very vulnerable state. This process also gives clarity to those who are watching. They can laugh with the stories and then at themselves after drawing the comparisons. After all, we all like to think about how different we are, but ultimately we go through the issues and have similar concerns as we come into age.
This documentary makes me wish I had kept a journal in these early formative years. Although, I think reading my musings now would be mind numbingly boring. I was a creative and imaginative kid but I didn’t get into much trouble of any sort and my acts of rebellion would make most people the same age roll their eyes. I think I would find wisdom in my writings as they would shed light on the person I was and the person I wanted to become.
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