It has been proven that when you see something, you feel like you're doing it. When you're rooting for a guy that has just made a touch-down, you just made that touch-down. When Cinderella marries the prince, you just married that prince. That's why I can get drunk from too many or too much emotion or tension scenes.
That can be great at times. But, like anything but serving God, you can get too much of it. God recently opened my eyes to the fact that I sometimes like to live through someone else; usually a character either of mine or of someone elses. I feel alive through them, and when I feel I need to be thinking about God, I'll even serve God through them! After all, surely there can be nothing wrong with thinking about a "God Story". Actually there can be. Love God and do what you want. Love God first; then do what you want.
God has made us to live a wonderful life, full of ups and downs and brimming with love. God has not made us to simply feel another's experience, He's made us to have our own. Now, you're going to feel other peoples feats when you watch and when you read; I don't see how you can change that, nor do I see why you would want too. But don't let it stop there. Live your own life, love your own friends, and accomplish your own feats. Be inspired; don't be satisfied.
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