We're like a gardener with a hose and our attention is water - we can water flowers or we can water weeds.
It's not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to be kind, unconditionally and without ulterior motive, even - or rather, especially - when we'd prefer not to be.
No matter how dark things may get in a story, I feel it's the responsibility of the storyteller to leave the audience with at least a shred of hope.
I tend to read things that are a little more on the nourishing side. But if I don't enjoy something, I'll put it down.
I'm not a masochistic reader. If something is just too dense or not enjoyable, even though I'm told it should be good for me, I'll put it down. That said, most of what I read would be considered high-end or good for you, I suppose. But, I also think that reading should be enjoyable.
There are just things you can explore in a movie that you can't in 22 minutes with a laugh track.
