S2: Narrator

Love vs Loss. Sometimes it seems like we have no choice in either the one or the other, but in this story we see people constantly choosing the one over the other. Choosing to lose that which could and should have been loved, and choosing to love that which should have been lost/discarded. And as with real life, those choices multiplied and produced more love and more loss.

And then we have conditional love, characterised by adherence to the standards set out by its issuers. Does it work? Can it really ever yield the kind of returns anyone wants? Well arguably from this story it was demonstrated that it’s results are superficial, disappointing, lacking in authenticity and depth. But is that what Regina and Wilson thought that they were offering their children? You’d have to ask them. Sometimes pure intent can morph into its opposite when regulated by perfection and total obedience.

I wouldn’t blame you if you read this and thought “what a messed up family”, but are they really that far away from our own? Are we not all just a few good-intentioned choices away from a version of this? What have we done with our personal demons? Where have we compartmentalized them, and at what point might they leap out and seize control of our familial interactions and our minds? Did Cordell’s love for his brother feed the beast, or was he a protector from a different kind of beast? Was Cory a victim, or was he the perpetrator of his own demise due to constant selfish choices? Was he ever even empowered to make choices for himself that would not be selfish? Why did Wilson interpret one son’s death as the desire for vengeance from another, a game to win? Why did Regina think God’s grace was good enough for Cory, but not for Cordell?

So many questions, so many possible answers, but as always it’s not for me to judge, it is simply to reflect life and make you…ride the wave.

Originally posted: February 28, 2021