I have very much appreciated Ked's renewed energy for life and his comments on media and re-discovering his passions.
At the moment, it's 11:45 pm, and I've not been able to sleep. I just read the Andrew Stanton interview Ked referenced, and found it inspiring. I deeply hope that Pixar will continue to hold the banner of standards which they now wave. One notable thing that stood out for me that was referenced in that article was the fact that Pixar takes on complicated themes. The Incredibles, for example, values achievement over fairness. Life is not fair. Everybody knows that. What is important is that everybody is encouraged and has drive to achieve in his own frame. That is not a popular theme to preach these days. The themes these directors take on are current, valid, and important. Even better to put them in movies for children so as to give parents a frame of reference for teaching their children.
I may have mentioned this here before, but I set a fairly lofty goal at the beginning of the year to be in a house by the end of the year. This has caused me to be extremely focused on working to get a financial hold, which I still think is important, but I seem to have lost some perspective, and I'm feeling a bit disconnected from something (don't know exactly what) that is very important. Perhaps this reminder about love being the most important thing is a key to the problem. Should we not make the most important thing, Love, central in everything we do? How can I make Love part of my current and future goals, even if those goals include earning money? We look up to Andrew Stanton for making Love central to his work in media. I've been recently feeling a rekindling desire to get back into music, will I be a better, or at least more useful, artist if Love is what drives my craft? Will we as a group be successful (read: successful != rich) if Love drives us, whatever happens?
How do we do that?
Unanswered questions.
Beginnings.
p.s. "!=" is programmerspeak for "not equal to". For some reason "!" means "Not". I don't know why.
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Couldn't agree more with your words.
ReplyDeleteYes. I've often used the word "Passion" in place of "love". (Not to replace it by any means!) Passion is a burning, a hot drive towards your goal. Love is noble and is a "wisdom of heart". I think the two are indeed different, but in putting our shoulder to the wheel we should combine the two: Working with all our strength, and all our heart. And the result: Success!
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