Avenue Q and PURPOSE
I wanted to see Avenue Q, when I first heard about it on Broadway, but I never got around to getting to New York to see it. Actually, there was a trip to New York planned not too long ago. I had a plane ticket and everything, but I ended up having to go on a business trip instead. I believe that the people that I was going with did end up seeing Avenue Q while they were there.
Anyway, when I heard it was coming to Detroit, I wanted to go. I convinced my sister to go with me. We both needed a break from life’s realities and thought this would be a nice one.
I enjoyed the musical. Overall, it was pretty funny and entertaining. However, the musical left me feeling a little better and a little worse at the same time.
The main character in Avenue Q is Princeton. Princeton has just graduated from college with a degree in English and he is moving out on his own to Avenue Q. Princeton runs into some pitfalls in his new life and starts a search for his purpose. If you read this blog, then you know that I started a devotional a while back to help put me on the path to finding my own purpose.
I must say, that I have missed many days here and there, so, I am almost ashamed to say, I am still only on day 51, when I should have probably finished the whole thing over a month ago. Hey, I have been going through some things. Regardless, I still do not really feel any closer to my purpose, but I am still sticking with the devotional until I am done.
So, I could somewhat relate to Princeton in Avenue Q. It was nice to see that others are thinking about the same things that I am, and it was funny to see someone make light of the whole situation. Still, it was, at the same, time a little disheartening.
First, Princeton was 23, so still really young and still had time to figure things out. Flip that age around and you get my age. While still relatively young, the fact that I do not feel any closer to finding my purpose than Princeton did does not make me feel any better.
Also, the musical ends with the song “For Now,” which basically makes the point that anything going on, including the bad and confusing stuff is “only for now.” Well, gee, that’s reassuring. This is the same thing that people always tell me about all of the stuff that I am going through, but it does not really help you cope when you are in the eye of the storm. So, like I said, while the musical was amusing and lifted my spirits, at the same time, it made me feel worse.
But then again, I was not looking for any answers in this musical. Going in, I only knew that it involved puppets, was an homage to Sesame Street, and was supposed to be funny (Puppets can make just about anything funny). I did not even really know the full plot when I went into it, so I am counting the parallels to my life as coincidence. It is good, I guess, to have a reminder that I am not the only one going through these types of things and that it is, yes, “only for now.”
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