The Woodsman Vs the Big Bad Wolf
By shian under Announcements, Movies/TV |
Your Comment | Tags: courage, fear, guilt, punishment, repentance
This amazing movie is just 83 minutes long, but is nothing short of incredible. It is one of the few films that I would consider near perfect in all aspects – scripting, acting, editing… Most importantly, the message is driven across in a deeply heartfelt way. I first watched it via a rented DVD. But [...]
The Bodhisattvas Live & Die for Us
By shian under Odds & Ends |
3 Comments | Tags: Bodhisattva, compassion, courage, generosity, karma, sacrifice
Here’s a re-telling of a Jataka Tale, with additional commentary at the end… Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva (future Buddha) was walking in a forest with his disciple, when he saw from atop a cliff, that a weak and hungry tigress was about to devour one of her also starving cubs. Moved by great [...]
Regrets : Undelivered Love
By shian under Movies/TV |
8 Comments | Tags: attachment, communication, courage, forgiveness, love, paradox, regret
In the backdrop story of the movie ‘Cape No. 7′ set in the post WWII era, a Japanese man leaves the Taiwanese girl he loves on her shores. So painful was the departure that he didn’t even have the courage to wave goodbye to her at the harbour… even though he saw her looking out [...]
















