I have my own personal relationship with Negril.com forums. It provides an escape when things are tough, a laugh when one is required. A glimpse into other lives when I'm a tad lonely. It provides me with exact information that has led me on great adventures, saved me oodles of time, money and disappointments. It is teaching me how to behave in a web based village and I'm still learning. I have also invested not a little emotion in the trip reports of others. I have read reports of newbies who have arrived in Negril with a load of trouble on their shoulders and leave a little more relaxed and more open minded to tackle their problems, from a new perspective. I have been sad with the marital breakups and the slow healing, and then pleased at the signs of the rebirth of possibilities of new love, no matter the age, young and old. I have seen poets sing the praises of a women they can't believe they deserve. I've read of long married couples settling into mediocrity, sneaking off to the cliffs to have a wonderful fresh affair, with each other! I've read of tough living tattooed bikers kneeling to a child with a huge grin exposing their hearts. I can't count how many grandmothers have cuddled their grandchildren at home to allow Mom a little break and recovery in Negril. I feel the love!
These life snippets and stories have come to me through Negril.com trip reports and I am ashamed to admit that I spend too much time and invest too much emotion on them. I prefer to believe that they all are true. Maybe exaggerated, but true. Maybe expressed from one point of view but true to them. I also see many talented writers and poets exposing their creations on the board as well. Fantastic tales that should be optioned off to be made into movies for all to enjoy. Well written lyrics based on events sometimes real but very often imagined embellished with good intentions but certainly not real, have a place. But they are not trip reports. So thanks Guirigay, Tiz, TicToc, Clarity Pool guy, Marley and so many others for a peek into your lives. And thank you all, the creators of fact fiction. You do tear at my heart and cheer me up with your fables and as I believe that wise man Booger once said "It's all good"