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And what is more universal than
something that all of us still have access
to? That very thing is the endless land
of music. Music has and always will be
a source of inspiration and escapism for
me. Whenever I want to sit down and
write a film, the first thing I do is scroll
through my library and find a piece that
inspires me to create. Although I cannot
go out and shoot films with my friends at
this moment in time, nothing is stopping
me from sitting back in the safety of my
own home, cranking up some ‘80s rock,
typing up some ideas and reminding
myself of just how cool it is to be alive.
Sometimes, it makes me wonder who
else on the planet is listening to the
albums I am, at the very same moment.
Whoever they are, I hope they are
finding their ways of coping well and Are we oblivious people are moving around and seeing all
know that everything will be okay. As of these other places and hearing about
The Beatles once said in a song I’ve been of the beauty of others’ adventures to these wonderful
listening to especially recently, ‘Ob-La- cities, it is common sense to realise that
Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on’. And it does. places where we where someone grew up would seem a
This is only temporary. lot less impressive. Maybe people are now
so desperate to go and experience these
Better times are coming and soon this grow up? newfound opportunities, that the love
will just be another chapter for the for where they grew up has somehow
history books, a story for the grandkids. Children and young people often seem shrunk into the background and their
very unaware of any beauty in their subconscious because it could never be
I may be living through a global surroundings. It is not unusual to hear, as interesting as what is out there for
pandemic, but I have music, cinema and ‘I won’t apply to this university, it is too them? If the majority can now travel
the wonders of social media so that I can close to home,’ or ‘I like this city, but I to the wonders of the world, how can
stay connected at my side. And for that, could never live here in the future.’ I am somewhere that they have experienced
I feel very lucky. starting to look at decisions surrounding daily really compare?
universities and have found it interesting Recently, we have also been at the
Honor Kerr (S4)
that although I like Edinburgh and think forefront of a new technological era
that it is a beautiful city, I would rather which some are even calling a modern-
experience something different, and have day take on a revolution. Social media and
noticed that this is not unusual when online gaming has meant that there is
speaking to my peers. This has led to me now a distinction between what we see
asking about exactly why this appears online and what is going on around us.
to be a trend among today’s youth. Is The online world seems incredible, but it
this purely down to the young people of can be difficult to know how much is real.
today being normalised to such beauty, or It only takes a simple search of anywhere
is there a new mindset developing in our to see ‘amazing’ ideas and images of
society? To answer this problem, we must places, taking away from the magnitude
examine the social, technological and
scientific explanations.
In previous decades, there has been
a dramatic shift in the availability of
opportunities to different people in
society. More people than ever are
travelling, going to university and earning
more, which has caused a sense of
normality or complacency when it comes
to the beauty of one’s hometown. If

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