Among the Hill People
I recently watched the movie "The Beasts". What a beautiful film it was. So tense, so gripping, creating deep emotions that pulsed from my throat to my gut.
I've thought long about the "Hill People" the movie presents. Less so about their nature as rubes, yokels, etc., but more so about the clash of culture between Antoine and these people. Antoine spends too much time trying to fit in, to adapt, to extend olive branch after olive branch. He plays on their terms, and he is ultimately consumed by them.
I think about how this applies to my life. Simply put, I do not fit in at work. Not in my team, not really in my company. I have different aspirations and experiences; I'm a techy, a geek -- I revel in the tech obscurity, lore, and policy it drags with it. My co-workers, however, are the antithesis of this. Futhermore, they're unprofessional and hold social opinions I simply abhore. To make matters worse, they can't help but fill any quiet moments with advertisements of their grievances stemming from their belief systems.
So I ask myself. How long should I linger in the hills before it's people consume me?