Well met, Bill Ferny.
Ahhh, what a lovely resurrection!
You have told me some things about "The Dark Ages" that I was unaware of, and I thank you for that.
I agree with what you say about people living in a shoebox. We study human behavior a lot with acting because we have to play roles as real people, and not as the sterotypes that apperance and living styles set on them. So, we learn about people and how they react, and how they are affected. It's can be very joyous and very painful work to act.
But overall, I think that it is a person's choice to take in what they want. People who don't want to learn , no matter where they are, will not learn. And those who want to learn, no matter where they are, will learn. Some of the most brilliant historical figures are those who learned on their own because they wan't to, because they were interested.
The human species is very much like a cornered animal in some ways... we have the capability to accomplish to much, but many of us must be cornered with no way out before we act on what we can do.
And, yes, generosity does usually spawn out of the deep desire for some award. I know because I have caught myself doing this on many occasions (mostly to my parents! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] ), but there have also been times when I have expected nothing because I don't expect what I am doing to be noticed.
I guess it just depends on a lot of factors.
Well, that was a lot of babbling on my part... I hope that it made some sense.
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