Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Churchill's War
Great drama and reality therapy .Churchill's War"There are only two ways to see life" Said Albert Einstein , The first, I suggest, is an example in this film - to see the victory we witnessed as a miracle .
This week saw panic about the world ending with questions over LHC's ability to throw protons predictably. Reminds me of the way so many , even in the info age , get confused between what we know and what we don't.
We still don't know much about protons and they are some of the simplest and smallest bits , be we scientists know enough not to worry .
What we should fear in this great big universe of ours? . Physicists aren't worried. Why should we be? After all, too, the big freeze or fry ( if it happens) is some time away yet and we really can't do anything about it ! Eat drink and be merry????
Maybe we humans fear impotence??????
Physicists know that they are building on the work of Einstein. While they don't know very much really , they know enough to act sensibly in experiment and also to think this :
" what an amazing, predictable ( in parts) and yet unpredicatable( quantum questions) quite mysterious creation we live in" We have very little power - why would we want to think otherwise?
Where does the fear come from then ? Jung said it well. The evil is not outside -its somewhere inside man himself . ( paraphrased)
Back to Einstein -- for a bit of choice stuff for everyone .
" There are only two ways to live. One is though nothing is a miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle" Since he spoke those words, more and more physicists have come to this conclusion from the few facts we know .
So ....what' s worth watching to get beyond the evil. Think about how England survived WW2 . Watch
CHURCHILLS WAR or THE BATTLE OF BRITIAN available on PAYLESS and reflect on what was said and what miracles happened and could have happened - you may need to read some of what was written by people such as Bonhoeffer and Chesterton as well ?
This week saw panic about the world ending with questions over LHC's ability to throw protons predictably. Reminds me of the way so many , even in the info age , get confused between what we know and what we don't.
We still don't know much about protons and they are some of the simplest and smallest bits , be we scientists know enough not to worry .
What we should fear in this great big universe of ours? . Physicists aren't worried. Why should we be? After all, too, the big freeze or fry ( if it happens) is some time away yet and we really can't do anything about it ! Eat drink and be merry????
Maybe we humans fear impotence??????
Physicists know that they are building on the work of Einstein. While they don't know very much really , they know enough to act sensibly in experiment and also to think this :
" what an amazing, predictable ( in parts) and yet unpredicatable( quantum questions) quite mysterious creation we live in" We have very little power - why would we want to think otherwise?
Where does the fear come from then ? Jung said it well. The evil is not outside -its somewhere inside man himself . ( paraphrased)
Back to Einstein -- for a bit of choice stuff for everyone .
" There are only two ways to live. One is though nothing is a miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle" Since he spoke those words, more and more physicists have come to this conclusion from the few facts we know .
So ....what' s worth watching to get beyond the evil. Think about how England survived WW2 . Watch
CHURCHILLS WAR or THE BATTLE OF BRITIAN available on PAYLESS and reflect on what was said and what miracles happened and could have happened - you may need to read some of what was written by people such as Bonhoeffer and Chesterton as well ?
Friday, July 18, 2008
Stations of the Cross -World Youth Day
Its happened before _ every time we stop talking about others( incl the inadequate church of His followers) and focus on the Bloke , we cannot help be touched . He's incredible!
Who is this man who exercised such great power over the powerful - that they complied to kill Him ; Is everything as it seems - does He really have power and a way forward that every man needs ?
Who is this man who exercised such great power over the powerful - that they complied to kill Him ; Is everything as it seems - does He really have power and a way forward that every man needs ?
Friday, July 11, 2008
What some men consider rubbish.....
Scrapheap challenge ABCTV2 at 6:30
May just prove, like the apple that the Australian Granny Smith threw away, to have the BEST bit of creative potential seen in years . Good on the Brits for reporting and editing with just enough care to keep us guessing . rates with TOP GEAR's Old Porshe challenge ( available on DVD) as something really worth watching !
What better show can you get on TV at that time of day ! Mind you in making this recomendation I can't be considered objective - I am a very biased lover of rusty metal - its nice to know we have some friends.
- cutting and pasting for big kids. Pity its about to finish and we waited years to see it . What are the ideologues doing at the ABC ?
Friday, June 06, 2008
Prince Caspian --A must see
If there was one movie you gotta see this winter ---it is this one . Sure its aimed at children , but the whole family ( sounds trite ) will go away with heaps- if you listen.
Listen , and you will get heaps of ideas, images and gold coins to sell at the next swap meet that matters. Not that you need anything but small change at most swap meets - No these gold coins are ones you get when you listen to mice or when the trees start talking again ;
The story will not only give you treasure enough to share on boring trips on a train but courage for those bears when they come out of the forest to eat you again .
Beautiful, powerful imagery of how to fight real battles and win .
Listen , and you will get heaps of ideas, images and gold coins to sell at the next swap meet that matters. Not that you need anything but small change at most swap meets - No these gold coins are ones you get when you listen to mice or when the trees start talking again ;
The story will not only give you treasure enough to share on boring trips on a train but courage for those bears when they come out of the forest to eat you again .
Beautiful, powerful imagery of how to fight real battles and win .
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Reality Therapy in Bucketloads
THE BUCKET LIST is cosmic contrast with guts --reality therapy for all those who dare to think about death and the meaning of life . That agenda means, of course that most of the critics and reviewers in the massmedia will be in denial about the subject and content of this good film and its portrait of real men at either ends of the spectrum. Don't listen to them --------GO SEE IT
Healthy to write the list , Healthy to read and reread the list as they did, and healthy to watch the film to awaken you too to the possibility that many of your wishes too, can come true. Even cups running over !
For those too who dare to ask the very legitimate question ( so rarely addressed) of why so many bad things happen around us and near to us even by those we might like to claim as friends and family there is the stark protrait of one man who would destroy the lifeblood of another by destroying the often denied lifeblood of families .Decision time, like vigilance time , is all the time GO SEE IT and be rewarded and challenged.
Healthy to write the list , Healthy to read and reread the list as they did, and healthy to watch the film to awaken you too to the possibility that many of your wishes too, can come true. Even cups running over !
For those too who dare to ask the very legitimate question ( so rarely addressed) of why so many bad things happen around us and near to us even by those we might like to claim as friends and family there is the stark protrait of one man who would destroy the lifeblood of another by destroying the often denied lifeblood of families .Decision time, like vigilance time , is all the time GO SEE IT and be rewarded and challenged.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Drop the dream, if it stops you really living
Spent $15 on ATONEMENT . It was OK. (A theme version for children would be worth a promotion.)
However after watching " FROM HERE TO ETERNITY " last night I'd rather have spent my money on being able to share some more of these old thoroughly human dramas.
We all like to think we know what we want.But really- we don't don't really often know what's good for us; whats best for us .
Each of the main characters in the story is pursuing a dream. Sure, it's a man thing, but its also a woman thing .
But each of the dreams is a shallow one . If only they could see it like we can as observers to their blind spots . If only they could see how the constraints they put on themselves are shallow and pathetic- denying them the relationships they need more than anything else .
I never liked Frank Sinatra, but I loved him in that role of true friend . Treasure your friends - you may not like what they tell you -but thats why they are your friends! Let me say it again - listen to what they are telling you and do something about it - (then they might stop nagging you about it !)
I come from a family who go hard at everything -
So it is very clear ---we must slow down, even TODAY ; jettison the MERE things that those who care about us clearly see as standing in the road of our relationships . No ambition, goal or tangible reality is more important than doing what those who love us tell us is standing in the road of right relationships . If your eye causes you to sin., pluck it out
Its that serious ! Who can take the medicine? Will it hurt ? Only with divine help!
Will life be better? - you bet !
However after watching " FROM HERE TO ETERNITY " last night I'd rather have spent my money on being able to share some more of these old thoroughly human dramas.
We all like to think we know what we want.But really- we don't don't really often know what's good for us; whats best for us .
Each of the main characters in the story is pursuing a dream. Sure, it's a man thing, but its also a woman thing .
But each of the dreams is a shallow one . If only they could see it like we can as observers to their blind spots . If only they could see how the constraints they put on themselves are shallow and pathetic- denying them the relationships they need more than anything else .
I never liked Frank Sinatra, but I loved him in that role of true friend . Treasure your friends - you may not like what they tell you -but thats why they are your friends! Let me say it again - listen to what they are telling you and do something about it - (then they might stop nagging you about it !)
I come from a family who go hard at everything -
So it is very clear ---we must slow down, even TODAY ; jettison the MERE things that those who care about us clearly see as standing in the road of our relationships . No ambition, goal or tangible reality is more important than doing what those who love us tell us is standing in the road of right relationships . If your eye causes you to sin., pluck it out
Its that serious ! Who can take the medicine? Will it hurt ? Only with divine help!
Will life be better? - you bet !
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