Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Why be a vampire? Why not?

I used to be a Twilight fan (well, maybe i still am) Not really. I got over it already. Once i used to get annoyed by those snide remarks about the book and movie, now I'm not bothered so i guess i'm over that phase now. Don't get me wrong, i'm never a fanatic fan of the actors and actresses or the character. I was a huge fan of Stephenie Meyers for her writing. The storyline is original i guess and the sparkly part might be a bit overboard but the others are fine.
Now, what I find interesting is how these vampire novel's authors can come up with the idea's of making the vampires so perfect -white teeth, swift, beautiful/graceful and even sparkly. They make it sounds like being a vampire has it's blessing and curses at the same time. It's intriguing for me in fact.
Alrighty, why being a vampire is a good thing? I'll based it on what was written in novels. You get:
  1. The beauty: Remember how EVERY author seems to say that vampires are beautiful creatures that always manage to mesmerise their victims with just a smile (a perfect smile to be exact). Human's are always vain creatures so of course you want to be beautiful and have people admiring you. I'm not saying all people are like that but i think most people are. Smooth & porcelain white skin, the perfect proportioned body, long lean legs and arms - it's every girl's dream. And perfect muscles & great abs for the guys. Don't have to worry about getting fat, now that is just paradise. Now who wouldn't want to be perfect?
  2. The speed: I do admire people who are so swift at doing things. I mean who wouldn't? It's a plus point that you won't get tired even after doing work that are meant for 100 men. I can think of plenty of things i can go with the speed, travelling back and forth from class for one (and i save cost ;) ), doing assignments and other boring stuff that can be done in a short time, i can even skitter in and out of my lecture hall without being noticed, pick up stuff i drop before it hits the ground and bla bla bla (the list can go on and on).
  3. The abilities: This is rather subjective, depending on which you read. Some don't have abilities, some do. But of course it'll be great if they really have abilities. Just think of what being able to see the future alone can do, i'll can avoid doing things that i regret. Mind reading is fine, controlling elements (it's a bit too uh.. fantasy, not rlly possible)? but you get it, having the abilities is great.
  4. The wealth: You have forever to live and while you do that, you accumulate money since you don't sleep too. When you have money, you can have everything you fancy (lets just face it, money can buy almost everything-almost) I can think of plenty of things to do with centuries of wealth - private island in Bora bora, castle in scotland, villa in tuscany equipped with home theatre, pool, game room, jacuzzi, spa....... and a vineyard (since vampires are known to be huge fan of wines), Like this i won't even mind not being able to see the sun. Then there's the fast & cool cars, shopping in Milan etc.
  5. The senses: Being human and having human senses pretty much sucks compared to vampire senses. Sight for one is enviable (I would love to trade in my glasses for a pair of vampire eyes), smell is fine, improved hearing is a blessing, the others i guess it's okay. 
There's still other advantages of course like staying young forever but the five main points that I've mentioned is what i admire the most about being a vampire. Well, there are also things i don't admire them for, in fact i pity vampires for having them such as having blood diets. There's so many scrumptious delicacies in the whole wide world, why limit yourself to blood? Isn't it gross? The smell of iron i mean. Second, although you get to stay young forever i don't find it good. I don't want to stay forever on this planet and see people destruct themselves. I mentioned before, I would rather be dead when the world ends. And lets face it, vampires are monstrous creatures, i don't want to be chased and killed in a excruciatingly painful way (i rather die in my sleep). Talking about sleep, that's another thing i don't envy. I LOVE sleep so to not being able to sleep is hell. And since we're on the topic of vampires, let's talk about their arch enemy -Werewolves. Now i don't see any reason why being a werewolf is good, they don't have as much advantages as a vampire and what they have, the vampires has them too. Why walk on 4 when you can walk on 2? No, i don't see any good in being one. So far from most fantasy author's point of view, the world consist of just 3 creatures - human, werewolves and vampire. I've read books which mention fairies, witches and stuff. Being a human with a witches ability is great too (Except the witch hunt) and being a fairy is just plain cute, but no thanks to all of itSo my conclusion is, yeah I'm happy being a mere puny human with no abilities and talents.
I guess that's just about what i can say about the good and the bad of Vampirism. It's not like i really believe that there's such creature but with so many stories like Twilight, Vampire diaries, True Blood, Fifty shades of grey and others, you can't help but get caught up wondering if they do exist. 

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