Character

Last night I was watching the final episode of one of my favorite TV shows. It has been on for the past six years and I have grown to know and love the characters. I have seen them grow and change and become great people as they have completed high school and grown into adulthood. I have been amazed how much I have gotten into this show and loved everything about it from the music to the storylines to the small town they live in. But what I think we all connect to most is character and relationships. I love watching the characters because as I see them make mistakes and learn from them I feel like I am sharing in their joys and sorrows. I also watch it to "get away from life" and be in this whole other world created by the TV show. I'm not a person who watches a lot of television, but over the years there have been a couple of shows that have struck me as having a quality message and great characters. I think this all stems back to our need for belonging, friendships, relationships and people to care about. We watch characters on TV in order to learn from them and to see how they interact with other people. We root them on to victory and want the best for them, which I think is something deeply rooted in our human nature.