It’s easy to get bogged down in the ways life isn’t working out for you – perhaps you don’t have the job you wanted, haven’t found a very nice apartment, or are just struggling to comprehend the ceaseless march of time. I know I am! I was deeply, medically depressed a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve finally cracked the case on how to feel better.
Here’s why I stopped focusing on the negatives and started focusing on the gay incest plotline in the hit TV show, The White Lotus.
There are many things in life that are out of your control, and I used to deeply struggle with this. If I’m not controlling things, how can I trust that they’ll work out okay? When I’m watching The White Lotus, however, I have relinquished all power to a force outside myself I trust completely: writer/director extraordinaire, Mike White. Mike White knows exactly where the gay incest plotline between Lochlan and Saxon Ratliff is going! Specifically, he knows when, how, and why they’re going to kiss, so I get to sit back, relax, and trust it’ll happen eventually.
For months, I couldn’t escape the feeling that I was a failure. It’s been years since I’ve achieved a substantial goal of mine, and my startup that was going to put tiny hats on every rat in need failed to gain seed funding. This is where the gay incest plotline on The White Lotus has really come in handy! Sure, I’m not exactly where I thought I’d be when I graduated university with a degree in Classical Music, but at least I’m not fucking my brother! There is always that. I could be someone way worse than myself. I could be Saxon Ratliff, who got jerked off by his younger brother in front of a third party – Chloe – who remembers everything perfectly. At least I’m not him!
Happiness is all about perspective, and recently I’ve been shifting my perspective to focus on gay incest, which has made everything a lot better. There is much in this life to be grateful for. For example, I’ve never been to a full moon party, done drugs, semi-hooked up with my brother, then woken up wearing his shorts. Everything will be okay. Everything will not be okay with Saxon, but that’s not my problem.
