Buffy the Vampire Slayer
This article is a Guest Post contributed by Rodney Robbins, Creator of http://www.onLIFEandLIVING.com
I live with 3 chronic illnesses and find life a bit of a struggle much of the time. Perhaps that’s why I’m drawn to spiritual stories with a darker twist.
I found a deep spiritual message about the value of friendship, and choosing how we want to live our lives, from the episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” called “Normal Again.” This is the episode where Buffy is given a choice: to believe in a world that makes sense (that she might really be a delusional teen, confined to a mental hospital); or to believe that she really is The Slayer (and lives in crazy world full of dangerous vampires).
Buffy chooses friendship, loyalty and love even though it means struggling in a world fraught with danger. This dark story asks the question, “Would you, could you, SHOULD you, choose to believe you are helpless and weak?”
All this sounds like meaningless fantasy, till you live with pain that feels like a sword stabbing through your chest (like I do), or know that you are dying of a terrible curse for a crime you don’t remember committing (as many people with cancer might feel). Then, suddenly, these dark fantasy stories take on a much deeper, most profound meaning. For something that is supposed to be mindless escapism, it is a strange and wonderful spiritual gift.
Best wishes, Rodney Robbins, Creator of http://www.onLIFEandLIVING.com
