Acting for the Camera

It's obviously no surprise that once again this, year, i am enthused about the return of Big Brother - whoopiieeee!!!! For my views and opinions on some topics of this show you can read about it here in a previous post.

i haven't devoted much time to writing about BB06 this year because i just don't feel like it is worth blogging about (is this a sign of growing up or just pure laziness???). But this week i got thinking about young Michael. He's the insider of the group and basically has to sabotage all the task the HMs (HouseMates) engage in. He's doing an alright job i guess.

Some of his other HMs have been getting irratated by his unusual behaviour, inparticular, his sleuthing-type personality. He's always trying to solve puzzles and figure things out, he always thinks that there's an underlying liar in every situation and his fellow HMs are getting a little bit annoyed with it and want him to just be himself instead of acting for the cameras (which i might point out, they're not allowed to do!).

I must admit, i have to agree with the HMs. I don't think he's ever going to forget the cameras are there and just be himself and yes, it is irratating because i think he'd be really sweet if he just relaxed. But then i got thinking on a deeper level (i do alot of thinking on the train, as i've stated many times). Remembering that the cameras are there is probably good for them because they know they friends and family will be watching and they know to be decent and respectable - most of the time (actually not always - meh, humans, what can i say?!).

I thought about this in relation to my spiritual life and about how important it is to constantly remember that we are in the spotlight and to be good, effective Christian examples, we have to keep reminding ourselves of that. I thought it was really interesting when i thought of it like that.

I love Big Brother because so often, it reminds me about spiritual truths and about how i'm living out the faith in my own, personal life and what exactly it is that people are seeing. It also reminds me in an abstract kind of way about how obedient i'm being to God and what things are being held from me (not necessarily taken away) because i'm holding on to my own valueless material things. God has so much to give me and you that he's pleading with us to give him our complete all so we can have the good things he wants to give us. Why should we expect God to give us all of his blessings to us when we're not prepared to give him everything of who we are?! When you get thinking about it, it really makes sense!

Anyway, just wanted to comment on the whole "in your face, camera action" thing and the good lesson it reminded me of.

Thanks Big Brother, thanks Michael!

Tink xoxo