Tuesday, April 24, 2012
New Hero's Dream - how it is formed
While I was in New Zealand few months ago during my annual trip, I had a conversation with PJ, a forest farmer age 83, who is fighting against a prostate cancer. Putting the cancer on the side with his typical joke, and as we cherish our time together, we go through endless discussion covering from A to Z. One day, I decided to record our conversation tied to New Hero's Journey. Here is the 16 min. youtube video of our conversation re: new hero's dream.
A talk with PJ, a forest farmer in New Zealand re: Dream, (16 min.)
(Please forgive me for this rather long video. He has a cancer and this could be his only video on the web)
Having lived more than 3/4 of life, we share the moment of beauty in nature, friendship, and appreciation of life to the fullest. Also, we have some opinion of the dream, contrasting to the situation we find in today's world. PJ comments in this video that every morning at the bus stop, he sees boys lowering their head as if nothing exciting is to be expected at school as they wait for a school bus.
We think, the culture of instant gratification from internet, texting, video games, etc. may be overshadowing the life of these kids not recognizing the sweet smell the roses, or dream about the foreign land for a journey to go over unknown hurdles on the way.
Where is the passion? What is the dream? Where we find the source of energy? Where do we find the source of new inspiring idea that we can be passionate about? Viktor Frankl, a survivor from the Nazi's concentration camp, points the importance of having a dream. How can we not to lose the dream of life?
In this video, we share our role model may be quite important to create such a dream in the heart of the young kids (if not adults). As I remember, Picasso's father was a painter. OK, we are not to compare us with Picasso.... so we may think.... But is it really so? We do not need to put a lower ceiling for our growth, do we?
I started surfing at age 58 and I could surf on the long board at Malibu doing hang ten three years after I started. No matter what our interest may be, I wish we do not limit us from doing our best - never. PJ is fighting against cancer. His farm is a tree farm. He planted redwood tree from California when he started the farming at his 1000 acre farm some 30- 40 years ago. Now, they are forming a big red wood forest. Just last year, he planted many 3-foot trees at the lower section of the farm. They are protected by chicken wire from the deer - each one of them. His new dream will be materializss in another 30-40 years. (Hope you enjoy the video of him in green sweater with 15 holes in it. I love the guy!)
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FYI, I found this very informative.
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"There are emotional, behavioural and psychological aspects involved, where the curiosity in a child develops towards a role model. If there is a conscious effort and channeled observation from the parent and if the child wants to explore the intricacies while picking a role model, it helps a child to exert judgment in the long run," adds Dr Sarma.
Idolising someone requires faith and it changes with needs. Modelling what they see is how children learn to grow into adults. They don't have inner instructions to go by and they must take in from the world what they need to learn to survive in society.
"Children gain experience from what they fantasise. Children learn what they live. They watch, listen and follow. As long as they stick to values and morals, having a role model would bring consistency and make them persistent in life," adds Kavitha.
According to Dr Sarma, having a role model helps in a child's personality development. "If we go by the Learning Theory or Modelling Theory, in the formative years the child absorbs information like a sponge the brain tries to imbibe the traits of their role models," says Dr Sarma.
BTW, PJ says, It's a pity youth is wasted on the young. However, a bit later I thought, without wasting, perhaps we may not know what life/wisdom/compassion is about. In Zen, it is; delusion is enlightenment, and that is the paradox. And to see it is the wisdom. (knowing the delusion is enlightenment) - Kio
ReplyDeletePJ is investing far beyond his expected lifespan. If there are enough people do that, our accounting principles may need revising, Kristanto
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