Time Periods & Outlook

I wonder; there are so many Trekkies, Dungeon & Dragon lovers, etc… I wonder, if the heroes and heroines (though fictional) of those time periods were as in love w/ their own eras as much as some of our citizens seem to be today? Also, how do we (romantics or not) love our own time period in the same way? I believe we would have to edit our time. Just like these fans have edited the genres w/ which they seem so infatuated. Not everyone in the past was a knight or a wizard. Nor will everyone in the future be a starship captain. Will tomorrow’s regular Joes be playing roll plying games. If so, will they be playing Bush & Osama (Obama & Osama?)or will they be playing you & me, all edited for their enjoyment?
Movies, though well known for escapism, also go through a lot to reflect life. So much of cinema is about the everyman. In a historical period piece he doesn’t start out a hero necessarily, or is even all that interesting. We either relate or we don’t… at first. However, we are drawn into the novelties of the era or we identify w/ the items we recognize. After that, we are drawn into the story & the time period matters less. Whether the story is very real, or not, half of them have a character that says, “I love my job!”
If he or she is sarcastic, that’s 1 thing, but if genuine, we have the one that has found a way to enjoy their slice of the genre their time will go down in history as being. There “job” has very little to do w/ their enjoyment of it. It’s their personality fitting into the work (which is a reflection of the time), because of their outlook.
If we were to pretend today’s clothes were costumes, see today’s items as artifacts, etc… the pretending part of it would soon dissolve. Reason being, far from escapism or denial, you are forcing yourself to be enmeshed in the present. In fact, you have to take it even more seriously, as you become the hero/ everyman of your times.
There had to be knights that really dug being a knight. There’s no doubt there will be star captains that are really going to dig living in the future. I’ve been living like I’m in an advanced civilization for some time now. Compared to every 5 yrs. that goes by, I am! Is this not what God wants for us? I realize what today offers, & though I need only take advantage of a small part of it, I’m in love w/ this new century & the decades that led up to it. God’s presence reassures me that adventure is not an event. Digging the early 2000s (the early 21st century) is an outlook.
“…& lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
-Mt. 28:20