There are SO many ways to conceptualize and names to use for what this video is describing: the core truth of life, God's will, healthy human psychology and society, LOVE, or (in more detail) LOVE and FREEDOM, etc etc.
Nothing is more important.
The words are almost perfect in this. A few of the images caught in my craw briefly -- Ellen DeGeneres? Ted Turner? -- but I got past that quickly, and for that matter even those who succumb to the Dark Side can have a spark of light and positive creativity in them occasionally.
The narrator (Garret John, I assume . . . ) points out that "we are all the same, you know, 'cause we're affected by the Way." (start at 8:20 to hear that).
That's deeply true, and important. We are all brothers and sisters, and not only with other people but with all life on this planet. Our sameness is why empathy and love are important, and why they are POSSIBLE for that matter.
But there's a yin to that yang, and it is this: We are all different. We are each unique. We each have our own thoughts and preferences and strengths and weaknesses and viewpoints, and that is why FREEDOM is important. Every bit of coercion helps to crush that.
Freedom is NECESSARY for love to thrive, just as LOVE is necessary for freedom to thrive.
We'll have both, or we'll have neither.
The video actually makes that point in many ways, but not in plain English, so I wanted to add it here.
The one reason I can appreciate all of the images he used was because he wasn't picking a bias or anything he was just showing the beauty of the human spirit when it uses the body. Like, even evil people are at their core...people...and the tiny fragment where he included say...Ellen... wasn't anything to do with her, it was strictly an example of the impulsivity he spoke about. What she does behind the curtains should absolutely be brought to light - but, that wasnt the fight he was fighting in this moment. This is a spiritual battle afterall and we dont have to be judge nor jury - for God will be the one we all answer to in the end regardless.
Not to mention, there was a book I read many years ago - I'm about to be 35 now and I believe this was 7th grade? But... From what I can still gather, music (or expression, music being the coup de gras) was outlawed. There was a small selection of masks you could pick from, matching jumpsuits etc kinda thing. But, there was that Neo to the Matrix that didn't let his voice be silenced.
Dang, wish I could remember the book I'd love to re-read it today. But, my point is... just like a gun = music is a powerful weapon. In the right hands it can save lives in the wrong hands it can destroy them. So, God Bless everyone who uses that weapon to be a voice for good and not just fall into the meat grinder and be another artist that accepted that paycheck to be weaponized against the people.
God Bless everyone who uses that weapon to be a voice for good
Yes, exactly. And not just music but every tool we have, from language to dance to guns (for defense or food) to whatever; it can all be used for good or for evil, and our intent and understanding make the difference.
Malice and stupidity or thoughtlessness are the real evil.
Wow!
Thanks for posting this.
There are SO many ways to conceptualize and names to use for what this video is describing: the core truth of life, God's will, healthy human psychology and society, LOVE, or (in more detail) LOVE and FREEDOM, etc etc.
Nothing is more important.
The words are almost perfect in this. A few of the images caught in my craw briefly -- Ellen DeGeneres? Ted Turner? -- but I got past that quickly, and for that matter even those who succumb to the Dark Side can have a spark of light and positive creativity in them occasionally.
The narrator (Garret John, I assume . . . ) points out that "we are all the same, you know, 'cause we're affected by the Way." (start at 8:20 to hear that).
That's deeply true, and important. We are all brothers and sisters, and not only with other people but with all life on this planet. Our sameness is why empathy and love are important, and why they are POSSIBLE for that matter.
But there's a yin to that yang, and it is this: We are all different. We are each unique. We each have our own thoughts and preferences and strengths and weaknesses and viewpoints, and that is why FREEDOM is important. Every bit of coercion helps to crush that.
Freedom is NECESSARY for love to thrive, just as LOVE is necessary for freedom to thrive.
We'll have both, or we'll have neither.
The video actually makes that point in many ways, but not in plain English, so I wanted to add it here.
The one reason I can appreciate all of the images he used was because he wasn't picking a bias or anything he was just showing the beauty of the human spirit when it uses the body. Like, even evil people are at their core...people...and the tiny fragment where he included say...Ellen... wasn't anything to do with her, it was strictly an example of the impulsivity he spoke about. What she does behind the curtains should absolutely be brought to light - but, that wasnt the fight he was fighting in this moment. This is a spiritual battle afterall and we dont have to be judge nor jury - for God will be the one we all answer to in the end regardless.
What a nice way to put it.
Not to mention, there was a book I read many years ago - I'm about to be 35 now and I believe this was 7th grade? But... From what I can still gather, music (or expression, music being the coup de gras) was outlawed. There was a small selection of masks you could pick from, matching jumpsuits etc kinda thing. But, there was that Neo to the Matrix that didn't let his voice be silenced.
Dang, wish I could remember the book I'd love to re-read it today. But, my point is... just like a gun = music is a powerful weapon. In the right hands it can save lives in the wrong hands it can destroy them. So, God Bless everyone who uses that weapon to be a voice for good and not just fall into the meat grinder and be another artist that accepted that paycheck to be weaponized against the people.
Yes, exactly. And not just music but every tool we have, from language to dance to guns (for defense or food) to whatever; it can all be used for good or for evil, and our intent and understanding make the difference.
Malice and stupidity or thoughtlessness are the real evil.