Life isn't like TV

Hey Bean, it's your Dad,

There are days where I really wish that life worked out the way it does on TV. I wish that I could solve the major problems in my life in an hour. I wish I could feel rich and powerful or like an indestructible badass or a number of other things that I won't ever be. However, just because I can't be everything I want to be, doesn't mean I can't aspire to be more than I am.

I also think that there is this trap we can fall into that somehow what we see in a show would be better than the life we have. However, is it really?

When I think about my life, I see a lot of great things that have happened. I have had plenty of moments like you see on TV. Maybe the people weren't quite as good looking and there never was the really epic music score in the background, but the lack of those things made it all more real. There are also things in life that you will never get from a TV show. I have seen lots of shows where a kid is born and the parents are so happy, but until I actually watched you be born I had no idea just how proud and happy I could be. That moment is without a doubt one of the most beautiful moments in my life, and I promise Bean, it wasn't anything like it is on TV.

That's the thing with TV, video games, books, and all the rest of the stuff that is out there selling you a dream, they aren't selling you anything real. However, they don't need to and they shouldn't because we all need dreams, we all need to believe that the world can be better, that we can be better, and that we can make a difference. That's what things like TV do for us, they give us something to dream about, they help us share experiences, they help weave part of our life story. However, don't ever confuse life for TV, because Life isn't like TV, it's so much better.