Interesting premise, Rey. I was just talking to Mama about the very things that she would describe as cultural essential components of her "DNA". She didn't have a t.v. or film until about her 7trh or 8th birthday. Instead, she and her older siblings, specially Tio Jorge, read a life-altering (to them) book called "CorazΓ³n: Diario de un niΓ±o" by Edmondo De Amicis. Mama still can quote the last line, "Y yo, yo no pude decir nada". These components or "threads" that are woven in Mama, like those woven in you, are perishable and corruptible. Culture itself is perishable as what was life-altering to one, is overly sentimental to others. These threads are always buried with the ashes of the person that carried them. Mama describes the moment when an actual grocery store (La Comercial Mexicana) was put in Mexico DF. This destroyed a certain culture and transformed Mama's. (Remember, Mama lives for the grocery store culture, particularly HEB here in Texas).
Uncle Bill's strongest cultural thread, for many reasons is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (book, then movie, then songs). Not so much because they shaped him, but because he felt truly immersed and wrapped in the fantasy version of his own every-day life. They colored his childhood.
These little threads, as you describe them, are little whispers of where you have been and how you see the world. Your identity, however, now, and eternally is defined by God's love and purpose for you. We are journeying to Heaven; all these threads are used for this weird, wonderful, miraculous trip.
Did a bit this morning. Lots of busy intention-setting going on! :-) It did calm down after a while, though. Will definitely give this some time, as Young suggests in the video you linked to. (Thanks for that, BTW) <3
You're so welcome! As Young says, it works *over time*, not necessarily in a given session. Patience is definitely crucial here. Let me know if you have any more questions or if the practice deepens!
Interesting premise, Rey. I was just talking to Mama about the very things that she would describe as cultural essential components of her "DNA". She didn't have a t.v. or film until about her 7trh or 8th birthday. Instead, she and her older siblings, specially Tio Jorge, read a life-altering (to them) book called "CorazΓ³n: Diario de un niΓ±o" by Edmondo De Amicis. Mama still can quote the last line, "Y yo, yo no pude decir nada". These components or "threads" that are woven in Mama, like those woven in you, are perishable and corruptible. Culture itself is perishable as what was life-altering to one, is overly sentimental to others. These threads are always buried with the ashes of the person that carried them. Mama describes the moment when an actual grocery store (La Comercial Mexicana) was put in Mexico DF. This destroyed a certain culture and transformed Mama's. (Remember, Mama lives for the grocery store culture, particularly HEB here in Texas).
Personally, my own book DNA's have always been two vertices: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupΓ©ry (What is essential is invisible to the eye), and Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth (If you sell the land, it is the end). Both of these books have spoken to me since childhood. I read them each every few years and they still surprise me. On one hand, The Little Prince helped me discover the transcendent. On the other hand, The Good Earth, helped me appreciate the material.
Uncle Bill's strongest cultural thread, for many reasons is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (book, then movie, then songs). Not so much because they shaped him, but because he felt truly immersed and wrapped in the fantasy version of his own every-day life. They colored his childhood.
These little threads, as you describe them, are little whispers of where you have been and how you see the world. Your identity, however, now, and eternally is defined by God's love and purpose for you. We are journeying to Heaven; all these threads are used for this weird, wonderful, miraculous trip.
Wow! That last bit about meditation just blew my mind! Will definitely need to give that a try!
I hope you do π Would love to hear how it goes for you!
Did a bit this morning. Lots of busy intention-setting going on! :-) It did calm down after a while, though. Will definitely give this some time, as Young suggests in the video you linked to. (Thanks for that, BTW) <3
You're so welcome! As Young says, it works *over time*, not necessarily in a given session. Patience is definitely crucial here. Let me know if you have any more questions or if the practice deepens!
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