I hear my neighbors through the walls and wonder what their lives are like.
I sit on the subway and wonder what the other passengers are thinking, where they are going.
I pass people on the street and wonder whether they’re happy.
Then I wonder if it matters.
drgeraldstein
/ February 14, 2013You might be interested in a magnificent movie by the same name as the title of your post. It won the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. In it, an officer in the East German Secret Police (Stasi) is transformed by the surveillance he is required to perform on a playwright and his girlfriend.
anxietyadventures
/ February 15, 2013I’ve heard of the film (it is actually how I thought of the post name) but haven’t seen it. I’ll definitely check it out. Thanks!
maddsuspicions
/ February 15, 2013Hi, it’s really interesting that conflict between our curiosity and the social anxiety isn’t it! I often try to put it into words, I think you did it really well there. Best wishes
anxietyadventures
/ February 15, 2013Thanks! I posted it and then thought, “What pseudo-intellectual crap.”
The Savvy Senorita
/ February 15, 2013Hi, me too – all the time! A private world, within a world, within a world – all running on parallel, but separate.
anxietyadventures
/ February 15, 2013Exactly. exactly
The Savvy Senorita
/ February 15, 2013