No More Drama

Yesterday I was at my parents house just talking to my father about work and such when my mom's close friend came in the house. The next hour became the most annoying hour of my life. It seemed that all she would do is talk to my mother about who likes who, what couples are fighting, who wants to get a divorce, and who is mad because they were not on some one's party invitation. I have never been more disgusted in my life.
When I graduated high school, I had this strange idea in my head that all the gossip would stop, the drama would dissipate, and we would all realize we are mature adults and move on in our lives.I could not have been any more wrong. Women in their 40s and 50s were still talking about the same stupid stuff they were talking about when they were 15. I really do not understand what the point of all this is.
I guess part of the problem is what we are exposed to. Constant showings of these dramatic lifestyles that end in a positive result may be just enough fuel we need to live our lives the same way. We have been diluted and brainwashed into thinking that if we act the same way as these characters we see on T.V we will get the same result. However, we should be able to look beyond this and understand that it is not real.
We really can not blame anyone but ourselves. There is a time and a place for dramatic action. I feel like our overuse of drama in our lives may be the reason we are so desensitized to certain situations. Let me give you an example...
If person X makes a gigantic deal about problems at work, problems with family, problems with friends, people start to get annoyed. People expect a huge deal out of every little problem, and as a result they stop really caring. Then suddenly, person X gets into a huge fight with their significant other and is really hurt by it. Person X goes to tell her friends who do not console person X for the problem because to be honest, they are sick of the drama.
The message here is simple. We need to realize we are in the real world and start acting like it. We need to see that there are so many more important things in our life that we are not seeing because there has been a shadow of drama and tension cast over us. We need to shine the light of reason and logic on these shadows, and hope that it shines bright enough to lead the way for the future of us as individuals.