Reality

"Well, now we have to go back to reality," is the most common phrase that is used when returning from a relaxing vacation, any sort of lengthy trip, or an enjoyable adventure. The phrase makes perfect sense because we can interpret it to mean that we were in our world without concerns and now have to return to the stressful daily life many people lead. However, that is not exactly the correct of use of reality, at least in my opinion. A similar misuse of the word can be found in the most recent television phenomenon, reality tv. Reality tv shows include: The Bachelor and Bachelorette, Real World MTV, Jersey Shore, Survivor, etc. None of these shows represent realistic lifestyles that people lead. For example, in the bachelor, which millions of women and even some men are addicted to, there is one lucky man who gets to go on dates and visits across the world with twenty or so gorgeous women all in an attempt to fall in love in the right girl and propose his hand in marriage on the last episode. First of all, that is not a realistic situation because no guy has been able to date that many women at the same time and not have any of the girls get upset with him. Tears and drama are added to the show to incite interest and is embarrassing to witness on my behalf. I believe the definition of reality is the truth about the way things actually exist.