The generation I represent was much less dependent on technological progress than the youth today. The AI prompts soaked through the mentality of the modern generation deep enough to dictate the lifestyle structure and frames and control the vital ability for decision-making. It penetrated all spheres of social interaction, be it politics or healthcare, family moral standards, or business ethical norms. On the one hand, it makes our life burden easier to bear, but on the other, it deprives us of the ability to rely on our prudence and sensitivity. We, the Baby Boomers, were capable of exerting enough efforts to change the world, which we did thanks to our unbreakable rebelliousness, sensitive approach, and multilateral intellection. Unfortunately, AI today devours all these benefits handed down by historically proven cultural coexistence. I just want to remind you that self-establishment, as the primary goal for the young to survive, is impossible by having only the top-of-the-line gadget in your hand, which is just a tool, and to use it effectively, you need to have the ability of both rational thinking and intuitive guessing.
The lust for passionate relationships has been significant and essential for the human race from time immemorial, not only to procreate but also to refine this process. Take tales from the Bible, biographies of Roman emperors, or legends from Greek mythology: Adam and Eve, Sodom and Gomora, Samson and Dalilah, Poseidon and Medusa, Cassandra and Apollo, Julius the Caesar and Cleopatra, Caligula and his sisters... There are too many examples to name. Frankly speaking, I’m an adherent of Freudian concepts on the one hand, but I do not deny Platonic theories on the other. I want to show how hard it is and how much sacrifice it takes to live in a harmonious idyll while finding and keeping the balance between physical and spiritual values. So, I think that common sense is more likely to be the clue.
When it comes to high relationships, there is no artful resource other than dramatization to push your imagination to the limits - a trick in writing and cinematography that lets readers be involved and induce adequate human reactions. Of course, I've met my hero prototypes throughout my life, but none fully fit the hero criteria. I’ve given my heroes more opportunities and armed them with more talents to act as I would have wished them to if I’d had a chance to go back into the past.
People like to read stories or watch movies that can touch them in any way: personal experience is the clue. They must feel affinity with the protagonist and understand his motives
A good story is a long way from the protagonist's “want” and “need” to resolution, posing lots of conflicts. I view this as the process of survival, regardless of its form. The more I need to survive, the less I will compromise what I want.
My characters are not heroes as they do not die. The hero becomes as such when he dies.
Very often we lie to ourselves not because we are dishonest but because this is exactly what we want to hear.
A good adventure is a spontaneity and therefore, the outcome is unpredictable.
Watch for signs around you. It is not always a superstition. It may be a deliberate setting to warn you of danger or show the way out.
When you are in a deadlock situation let your intuition make decisions. Usually, the first thought that strikes is the genuine and right one coming from your heart. Giving it another thought will waste your time and trigger contradiction with your other “me”.
You cannot claim more than you deserve, and to establish what you deserve you need to decide what you are worth. This is a great inner conflict to build your story upon.
The core conflict lies not within the self but in reality vs. dreams.
When we hope we are capable of dreaming and to make it come true we need one daring step.
Spontaneity is the privilege of an adventurist. A conformist can never be an adventurist.
My life is a constant contradiction that gives birth to the truth. It is not always wrong to sit on the fence before you come up with a breakthrough solution. It most likely poses a time off to pull yourself together for a striking endeavor.
Being realistic does not mean only seeing things as they stand. It breeds the ability to identify methods and ways to distinguish them from each other.
Aging is just a physiological process and does not affect childhood dreams
When my grandson was born, it was the first time in my life that I did not regret getting old.
When you do not have close people around you - you are alone, but when you have them around and they forget about you - you are lonely.
Friendship never fails if you know what to share, when to share and how to share. Sacrifice is the Plan B.
