“Why so serious?”

I was just watching Vampire Diaries (I love to hate it) and wondering that, for the zillionth time. That´s the reason why eventhough Damon is the the bad, killing vampire, he´s still nicer to watch than ever worried, ever serious Stephan.

Don´t you hate dramatic monologues/voice-overs/dialogues at the end of books and movies? Generally it feels sooo forced. Why does it have to come down to seriousness? Why can´t we keep it light, fun, entertaining? That´s what life should be about. Or at least that´s how I see it. But then again, several people have been annoyed at me for it.

I see vulnerability and emotional-display as weapons. Strategic ones. Be they conscious or not, they´re still manipulative. I don´t want people to act according to what they think I´m feeling, and I hate doing the opposite. Is that so wrong?

Who was it that said “Life´s too important to be taken seriously”? Couldn´t agree more.