Individualistic

Its been more than an year since I last penned something for my blog. The last few weeks has been very refreshing. I got hooked to this TV series named MadMen. The show is based on an advertisement agency in the 60s. I feel the TV series lays out the individualist fervor of the USA in the 60s. The intellectuals and producers of the society blazing ahead amidst their personal lives intertwined with challenges and weaknesses.

At times I get tempted to view my own persona against each of the characters in the movie. Say Pete Cambell, the convining and yet the successful head of accounts. He strives to get ahead of the game by winning accounts. It seems like he would not hesitate to pull the trigger and make a kill, even if it involves crossing the moral or ethical boundaries. In his own mind, he seems to think that he is the intellectual and others need to fall in line with his thinking process.

Then there is the central character Don Draper, inspite of his personal fallacy, he is the objective thinker. His individualistic thinking embodies the true character of men of grit that build the USA. In a way he is the mentor for most of the characters in the series. I can sense the steely resolve that wants to be righteous and be very fair with all of the people around him.

Another stronger personality Peggy, who actually works her way from being a secretary to become head of creative. Most of us have been in Peggy's role at sometime in our life. We follow the ever right and true mentor and will metamorphosize into someone of similar virtue.

In a text book setting of Philosophy, I always wonder where my place will reside. Am I a thinking person of rationale? Or would I be submerged in the world of mystics who fear the unknown and follow a path laid out by the brutes?