"Nothing in nature takes more than what it needs. If that starts to happen, the ecological system dies. So why should we as humans act that way. We have a term we use for when something in the body takes more than what it needs, it's called cancer." This is one of the (paraphrased) quotes that shot right out at me when I was watching this documentary called I AM.
(Side note: I have wanted to watch this documentary since 2010!! When it wasn't even out yet! It's been a while.)
Tom Shadyac, a hot shot film director and producer in hollywood, created a documentary, based on the questions, What is wrong with this world? and What can we do about it?
After a near death experience from a cycling accident, he started to think that all he had wasn't all he wanted. So he sold his mansion, (3 homes on over 7 acres) stopped flying private jet planes, moved in a mobile home community and made this documentary.
The documentary concludes that we are created to be a community, and how separating ourselves from each other (every-man-for-himself style) is only making this world a lesser place. Another cool note is, that there is almost no reference to christianity. With the exception of a quote from Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:44), and Shadyac's dad mentioning Sunday Morning Christians and their lack to follow through on their beliefs the rest of the week, its mainly based on research from animal and human interactions and their responses to positive and negative actions.
Anyway, I didn't want to write a super opinionated post on this documentary, because I want everyone who wants to watch it to have a fair chance at an open mind. So even if your not into documentary's like I am, I challenge you to watch it anyway. (How bad can it be? He's a producer in hollywood - I mean its got some entertaining aspects to it!)
Here's something Shadyac said in an interview he did, and I'll leave you with it:
“No one really owns anything anyway, and we find that out when we die,” he concludes. “The only things we really own are our choices, our decisions, and who we are.”
A space where my thoughts have just enough time to sift in before life takes over and we move forward. This is the start of a place where I want to record whatever comes to mind. My life with my husband, my musical endeavours, my own personal goals, rewards and struggles, and one day, where I will record our life with little sprouts. Our kids. But for now, its just Nick, Gloria and Miro (The hyper dog).
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