misery

i often wonder why do we relish misery...others and ours too...taking off from a live telecast from the very home of two convicted killers who were given death sentence by the supreme court.they were plied before the audience who love to see a gruesome story for trps -that oft repeated word to stop anyone from doing a real story......and of course am sure a lot of people lapped itr up....as the girl cried am sure people increased their television volumes to ensure that they did not miss a whimper....and of course when the husband consoled their was major close ups of the facial expressions no private moments here...but are the audiences to be blamed not really ....even the couple loved the attention..mere days from hanging they were all ready to get their stories and faces pasted in public memory...otherwise hw is the media going to help them now....similar is our reaction,when you hurt yourself dont you love the attention? do we not try to get as much mileage in terms of affection from our loved ones and point to hw hard the ride has been for us.....the more the misery the better the need to comfort ...in one way we thrive on our misery and anyone as one can say..only do the hard times make us realise the significance of the good ones...so lets raise a toast to misery-urs and mine