I think a lot of it is that the tone really, really rubbed me the wrong way. It felt emotionally manipulative and pandering. I don't necessarily have a problem with a "follow your dreams and take risks" message, but this felt more like the prosperity Bible to me--the idea that the way to achieve your dreams is to follow omens and trust in God and just keep stupidly persevering is deeply problematic. It's not about hard work or practicing or treating people well so you'll have alliances in the future. It's mystical claptrap that promises that you'll somehow discern the right thing to do by the random events of the world. I had a friend once who was really into omens--every couple months, she had discovered her soulmate because she met a new guy who was wearing a shirt with her favorite band or whose favorite donut was the same as hers, and it was the universe giving her a sign.
Maybe I'm overly cynical, but I don't think the universe particularly cares about us. I don't think that it's sending us messages or conspiring to help us. That doesn't mean I don't think people should try for their dreams--but they're achieved through hard work and other people.
I also kind of resented the idea that even inanimate objects have Personal Legends to strive for and transform themselves for, but the women in this story have no Personal Legends. All they're supposed to do is stay where they are and do all the boring work and wait longingly for their men.
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Date: 2015-06-21 11:05 am (UTC)From:Maybe I'm overly cynical, but I don't think the universe particularly cares about us. I don't think that it's sending us messages or conspiring to help us. That doesn't mean I don't think people should try for their dreams--but they're achieved through hard work and other people.
I also kind of resented the idea that even inanimate objects have Personal Legends to strive for and transform themselves for, but the women in this story have no Personal Legends. All they're supposed to do is stay where they are and do all the boring work and wait longingly for their men.