Lessons in Symbolism

1. Incessant Christmas songs. I like Christmas just fine. But the songs create imagery of plastic people and plastic smiles like the nightmares of the old man in 'City of Lost Children'

2. Incessant Eminem. I'm sure that the people living in the flat above me have much to identify with a troubled childhood in a trailer park, etc. But it does disturb my peace, symbolically with the blood and the ears and the...

So if we accept the axiom that everyone/thing/event presents some informational nugget to learn from, is this a patience/tolerance/acceptance/ issue? OR is it about standing up for oneself in a store or at home and stating that one will not shop or attempt to coexist with the racket?

Bah