A photo for all time
It’s easy to get consumed by negativity in the world. For this reason I don’t even watch the news. The media can do a great job of painting the world in a grim light. I figure if something is important or urgent enough, I will find out about it by other means. It’s like going to the cinemas during the day and watching a dark thriller type movie. I always found it strange to be caught up in the darkness of a movie, only to walk out to sunlight and see that life goes on. This is how I see the news. There is death here, destruction there, but look outside; you are still here and the sun still rises and sets every day. So how do I listen/read/watch true crime and not watch the news? I think it’ different. I choose to listen to a podcast or watch a movie. Plus, my TV is usually playing ‘Paw Patrol’ at news time anyway. I get a lot from true crime. To follow and learn all about human behaviour, why and how crimes are committed and get a glimpse into people’s strength and character as they face these situations. Sometimes, there is even a good ending. Well, as good as it can be anyway.
Sometimes I have those mental ‘photograph’ moments, where I can take a snapshot of a time and place and it appears like a photo in my mind. I have quite a few mental photographs, going back to when I was just a kid and I can flick through them in my head. I’m sure we all have these. The strange thing is, it’s only positive memories that this happens. Family holidays, Friday afternoons, Christmas and birthdays and so on. One I often look back on is from when I was around 10-12 years old. It was a Friday afternoon, with that elated feeling that school is out for the weekend was hard to beat. I was climbing a tree with some friends. I can remember everything about it, the smell, the sounds, the engravings in the tree I was climbing. These days you would probably get in trouble for carving your name in a tree and for climbing it in the first place 🤷🏻♂️. Sure, I remember some bad memories also, however they don’t appear as ‘photos’ or a snapshot. For me, they are different. Recently, I was sitting down with my kids and looked up at a tree. I Had one of these photo moments. This simple tree, in a complex world, reminded me there is beauty all around us. BVR has been a photo moment for me too. I have a whole album to flick through and I wouldn’t change this experience for anything. The more people who listen to BVR, the more exposure Kirra’s case gets. At the time of writing this blog, BVR is number 6 on the Australian podcast charts. Still pinching myself. Thanks guys.
Jamie Pultz
