Conversation
Friend "Can you do me a birthday cake for Jimmy with the Quadrophenia logo on it please?"
Me "Yeah sure" all the while thinking what on earth is 'Quadrophenia'??
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| Album Cover |
As it turns out Quadrophenia is the title of a British film and an album by The Who made in the 70s.
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| The Film |
The word 'Quadrophenia' is a play on 'schizophrenia' as in someone that has four personalities. The film is very loosely based on the album and is a story about Jimmy (the main character not birthday boy Jimmy) getting more and more disillusioned with friends, love, life and work until he eventually drives his scooter off a cliff.
Although suicide and/or suicidal thoughts are morbid subjects, particularly for a cake blog, it's a subject that many people (including me) can relate to. Sometimes it's a build up of things over time & sometimes something happens & topples you over the edge.
At my lowest ebb I couldn't really reason properly and I always think about what stopped me & what someone could have said to me at the time that would have helped. The first thing is realising you need help; I called the Samaritans and went on to have counselling.
But the most powerful lesson I learnt through my experience is that, the feeling passed and I was glad I lived. Everything is temporary, good and bad and we can choose to hold on to or let go of any emotion that we want to with practice.
Peace & love (oh & Happy Birthday Jimmy :)
xx
