Beauty in Ordinary Things
There's a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn't that kind of the point?
--- Pam Beesly-Halpert, The Office (US) Series Finale
Have you ever heard of this show or even watched it? I don't think so. But it's kind of epic to me.
Is it the greatest comedy? Hmmm, the ratings may not agree, but we should think about something else first. Can everyone be Dr. Shelton Cooper? Well, after several physics and chemistry exams, I'm still not clear about how an atom and its electrons work. Can everyone have 5 wonderful friends, 3 of which live with you and one of them is even related to you? Well, I'd say that is not that realistic. Can everyone be Charlie Harper, who can soak himself in booze and boobs everyday? Well, wake up, that just won't happen. Can everyone be Barney Stinson, who's just that cool and can think of nothing except women? Well, if life's that easy, why we put psychology major in universities? Can everyone be Caroline Channing? Well, everyone can work as a waiter or waitress, but can everyone has a billionaire dad, who's got in jail for Ponzi scams? Can everyone be Jay Pritchett? Well, if you work really hard now, perhaps you can get a super hot young wife in your sixties and then a baby boy, hmmm, good for you.
But you can be a can't-be-more-ordinary employee in a can't-be-more-ordinary company. This is the most amazng thing of this show. The real beauty and true laughters can only be from the ordinary things, it can touch not only you, but also your soul.
I'm gonna rewatch it and I'm so happy there's whole 200 episodes waiting for me!
--- Pam Beesly-Halpert, The Office (US) Series Finale
Have you ever heard of this show or even watched it? I don't think so. But it's kind of epic to me.
Is it the greatest comedy? Hmmm, the ratings may not agree, but we should think about something else first. Can everyone be Dr. Shelton Cooper? Well, after several physics and chemistry exams, I'm still not clear about how an atom and its electrons work. Can everyone have 5 wonderful friends, 3 of which live with you and one of them is even related to you? Well, I'd say that is not that realistic. Can everyone be Charlie Harper, who can soak himself in booze and boobs everyday? Well, wake up, that just won't happen. Can everyone be Barney Stinson, who's just that cool and can think of nothing except women? Well, if life's that easy, why we put psychology major in universities? Can everyone be Caroline Channing? Well, everyone can work as a waiter or waitress, but can everyone has a billionaire dad, who's got in jail for Ponzi scams? Can everyone be Jay Pritchett? Well, if you work really hard now, perhaps you can get a super hot young wife in your sixties and then a baby boy, hmmm, good for you.
But you can be a can't-be-more-ordinary employee in a can't-be-more-ordinary company. This is the most amazng thing of this show. The real beauty and true laughters can only be from the ordinary things, it can touch not only you, but also your soul.
I'm gonna rewatch it and I'm so happy there's whole 200 episodes waiting for me!
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