Words of Wisdom: May 29, 2006
“There is no power greater than right action in the present.” - The Concise Yoga Vasistha
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Movie Recommendations: May 28, 2006
The Whale Rider : Grade B+
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea’s direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.
This is very touching movie that should encourage anyone that you should never accept limitations that others try to place on you.
Tuesdays With Morrie: Grade B+
Mitch became caught up with his career as a sport commentator and journalist. He ignored his girlfriend and did not make time to do things in life that are of the most value to a human being. Morrie was one of Mitch’s professors in college and a famous scholar. One day Mitch was watching television and saw Morrie giving an interview stating that he is dying of Lou Gehrig disease or ALS.
The message I really loved in this movie is “When you know how to die, you know how to live.”
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