I wonder which show really did have a
greater effect on me?
After yesterday's blog about replacing
handshakes with the Vulcan hand salute I had a couple of people
jokingly ask just what kind of kid I was. Well, as the whole world knows I was a dorky nerd growing up, which means that (among
other things) that I really haven't changed much since I was young.
So I have that going for me.
Obviously, since I spent part of my
childhood practicing the Vulcan hand salute, I was highly influenced
by “Star Trek”. I actually think that's a good thing. It made
me believe that there's hope for the future, that (one day) humanity
will get along, and that all people (human or otherwise) are equal. .
It gave me a healthy trust in science. And it also affected the way
I look at things. As it turns out, I'm much more logical than
emotional. Some people might fly off the handle when something
stupid happens to them. I just kind of look at whatever it is
quizzically and wonder to myself why the stupid thing happened.
That's how “Star Trek” had an
effect on me.
However, there's another show that had
just as strong of an effect, if not more. Aside from growing up on
“Star Trek” I also grew up on “MASH”, which has allowed to,
among other things, make a living at being sarcastic. It also
instilled in me a wary eye at authority, a healthy distrust of war
and the violence that comes with it, and a surprisingly dark sense of
humor that can rear its head at the most inopportune time.
“Star Trek” was logical, “MASH”
was emotional.
Aside from my parents, I wonder which
one really did have the biggest effect on me? If you were to ask me
at different times on different days I'd have to give you different
answers. Heck, I might give you different answers if you were only
to ask me once. First of all, I'd wonder why the question was being
asked, and then I'd give some kind of smart-alecked answer to it. I
guess I'm the best (or, depending upon how you look at it, the worst)
of each. Just like I'm a mix of my mother and my father, two very
different people, I also seem to be a mix of “Star Trek” and
“MASH”, two very different TV shows.
As to which had the greater effect,
I'll leave that up to you.
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