A Flamingo Named Harold
Pink plastic body
Standing guard in the front yard
Legs of wire hold strong
Mindwalk
One movie that I have loved ever since I saw it is Mindwalk (1990). This movie is nearly 20 years old but exceedingly relevant. It centers around a U.S. politician who, after a recently failed bid for President calls on a friend in France who suggests he come visit to get away for a bit.
His friend, a one time speech writer who is also a published poet of little note, drives him to an old castle where they encounter a scientist who is on “sabbatical” after she learns her research was being used by the military. What follows is an intellectual conversation that goes on as they wander about the castle ruins.
They talk about everything from global warming, health care, political compromises and quantum physics. There’s no action and the dialogue is very cerebral, but the content is fascinating.
It was based on the book The Turning Point, by Fritjof Capra, who also wrote The Tao of Physics.
This is an incredibly thought provoking film that could have easily been made this year considering the current social and political events. If you are interested in the health care debate, environmental issues and trying to understand how these can be addressed effectively in a world where everything is heavily interconnected, you may enjoy this.
After a quick review of its Wikipedia page, I found Mindwalk is available to watch in its entirety on Google video.
On Teaching and Learning
The learned man claims to know Tao. The sage knows only where the Tao takes her.
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Looking for Authors
I’ve been thinking that it would be fun to have others contribute to the blog (strictly volunteer, of course). If anyone feels they have anything to share on the subjects of tao, tai’chi, feng shui, qigong, i’ching or just write about how you see your life from a Taoist perspective, send me a mail and let’s talk.
Can We See Without Desire?
Today I heard a man repeat the old saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. It caused me to pause and think about just how extensive the effects of desire are upon our “eye”.
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