I thought this was really interesting. We watched this video in my history of creativity class today. Our teacher gave us the link to the website and this is what it said...
"Philip Lopate once said that the essay is “a search to find out what one thinks about something,” that an essayist is simply working out “some mental knot.”[1] I don’t know if I’ve come across a better definition for the genre and it was about two years ago that I started to think about working through that process in a medium other than the printed page. While there certainly exist many films or videos that are “essayistic,” I had never seen anyone approach the personal essay as film in any sort of formal or acknowledged way. And I thought it was time someone tried."
How cool that someone thought to write an essay through a video. And so amazing to think about each and every snowflake is different but when combined with all the other snowflakes, can truly create something beautiful. Just like people. We all have different talents, skills, and abilities. One person may not feel very significant but when we work together, we can do great things. And maybe like the guy in the video, we may only trust a few people but that's ok. I truly believe that you only need a few close relationships to be truly happy in life and get the most out of your interactions with others. How blessed we are to be put on this earth with so many great people, so many talents, and such beautiful nature that can be applied to life and is there for us to enjoy and appreciate.
"Philip Lopate once said that the essay is “a search to find out what one thinks about something,” that an essayist is simply working out “some mental knot.”[1] I don’t know if I’ve come across a better definition for the genre and it was about two years ago that I started to think about working through that process in a medium other than the printed page. While there certainly exist many films or videos that are “essayistic,” I had never seen anyone approach the personal essay as film in any sort of formal or acknowledged way. And I thought it was time someone tried."
How cool that someone thought to write an essay through a video. And so amazing to think about each and every snowflake is different but when combined with all the other snowflakes, can truly create something beautiful. Just like people. We all have different talents, skills, and abilities. One person may not feel very significant but when we work together, we can do great things. And maybe like the guy in the video, we may only trust a few people but that's ok. I truly believe that you only need a few close relationships to be truly happy in life and get the most out of your interactions with others. How blessed we are to be put on this earth with so many great people, so many talents, and such beautiful nature that can be applied to life and is there for us to enjoy and appreciate.
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