Superlatives, that is what we are talking today, and are
they as super as they once were. But don’t worry this isn’t a grammar blog. I
am talking about the way the world seems to throw words like fantastic, extraordinary,
and amazing around like confetti. Everything seems to be exceptional in this
world of ours but is that so.
How many times have
we seen a book being touted as an exceptional debut by an extraordinary new
writer, to only find it is an utter disappointment? How many times are we going
to see a trailer telling us a new film is a fantastic epic only to discover it
puts us to sleep?
Too many, that is the answer.
There is an art magazine I subscribe to and it is amazing
how much they throw the Superlatives around. Every painting is amazing and stunning,
every artist is fantastic. Do the readers really get taken in by all this? Are
we all so naive to believe that everything can be exceptional? And what happens
when something truly exceptional and stunning comes along? Are we going to have
to invent a whole new level of superlative, super superlatives maybe?
It seems to me they are selling us snake oil, touting
everything and everyone as being exceptional. Or maybe they don’t know what
exceptional really is, maybe they are the ones who are being naive?
If everything is elevated to this higher level then we no
longer see the things that are deserving of the praise, and the meaning of the
words no longer holds any power in our world. Everything becomes an exceptional
mush, background noise for our society.
So when you come across someone or something having a
bucket of superlatives dumped over them, ask why is this, and are they really
deserving of these accolades? Don’t accept other’s opinions of ones greatness
if you can’t see it yourself. For in the end it is only what you think is
exceptional and fantastic that matters to you.
And one final thing, don’t forget to check out my book The
Last – Tradition on Kindle, it is a stunning and extraordinary read…
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