It is a short film, ie. 15 minutes duration, however, pretty impressive. At least to me.
Again!! I didn't start from the beginning, when it caught my attention, the lady (the leading actress) who is the mother of a 2-year-old baby girl, on parol, was arrested again by police for stealing.
When the officer asked her about her 2-year-old baby, and mentioned that the children welfare is looking into the matter, the lady insisted that the baby girl was taken care of by the lady's mother as she didn't want the children welfare people to take her daughter away from her. The story went on... the lady was put into the detention cell, cause they just cannot release her, and the lady in the cell, worrying about her baby girl at home, ALONE!!
She kept trying to make calls to her err... boyfriend or ex-husband (I am not so sure, as I didn't start from the beginning of the show) and also her mum, to ask them to go to her house to have a look at the baby.
Boyfriend, never got through the phone, and mum? finally the old lady went to her apartment, the baby already stopped crying. Her neighbour (who hated the lady as according to her, the lady always brought different men back to her place) told the old mother that there was men in the apartment, when the mother asked if "a man has came by". Therefore, the mother left the place.
The lady was getting more and more worried in the detention cell. I was thinking, why didn't she just tell the officer that the baby girl was left home alone.
In the end, the lady gave up, called the police officer and her case officer, told them the truth, and went to see the baby... picked up her body. :-(
I was thinking... sometimes, human is easily blinded, blinded by self-justification, blinded by self-satisfaction. As a mother, she definitely loves her baby girl a lot and that's the reason she didn't want to give her up to the children welfare people, even though she's on parol, even though she's taking drug, even though she's taking different men home, even though she's not having constant and proper income. But she LOVES her baby, as every mother does.
However she was blinded by her own love to the baby, and that cost the life of a 2-year-old girl, and later, of course cost herself another imprisonment, for probably child-abuse, or child-ignorant, or whatever it is.
That somehow reminded me of a story I was told when I was a little child, mm... probably by grandma. (grandma always told us bedtime story, and then we'd start entertaining her by singing and dancing on her bed, ya, that time double-bed was our stage)
The story is pretty simple, probably finished by 1 or 2 lines...
Let's see...
Long time ago, (well, it'll always start with 'long time ago') 2 mothers were fighting for a baby, both claimed to be the mother of the baby. Nobody could solve this case so, 2 of them were brought to the king. After looking into the situation, the king suggested the baby being cut into half and each of them will have one. One of the mothers quickly applauded the idea, and thus the king knew who the real mother was.
Well... a very simple story, but it worked for small kids, when we were.
Human, is very weak. We are always blinded easily by loads of stuff surrounding us, outside us, and inside us. Particularly anger, jealousy, envy, greed, oh... what's the seven sins again?? :-) ka!! then.. this leads to another topic called 'SE7EN' huh??nah!!!
Anyway, ya, human, everybody, IS easily blinded.We are blinded by our own pride, that we forget how to love.We are blinded by our own greed, that we forget about family values.We are blinded by our own anger, that we forget to be considerate.We are blinded by our own gluttony, that we forget we need to take good care of our own health.We are blinded by our own envy, that we forget to give is REALLY to gain.We are blinded by our own lust, that we forget there IS real love in the world.We are blinded by our own laziness, that we forget the rest of the world around us have been working very hard.
Anyway, of course I am not in any authority to talk about "SE7EN" :-) that's my own err... "thought" and therefore, I chose to use some 'layman terms' :-)
Ah!! I am far from the movie topic again, however, I guess that's how human brains function right?
(err....)
2006-03-27
2006-03-26
Schadenfreude
OK, I admit it, I watch it for James Spader's Alan Shore!!!! Ya!!!! for James Spader!! :-)
Anyway,
This episode was about him defending Heather Locklear's Kelly Nolan a.k.a Black Widow.
OK, no story about Boston Legal, but, this term Schadenfreude,
I particularly like to mm... think about it.
The Wikipedia's definition is:
Schadenfreude is a German expression (from Schaden: damage, harm; and Freude: joy) meaning pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune or shameful joy. The word is often capitalized, however since all German nouns (proper or common) are capitalized it should be possible to spell it lower case in English.
It is usually believed to not have a direct English equivalent. For example, Harper Collins German-English Dictionary translates schadenfreude as malicious glee or gloating. An apparent English equivalent, derived from Greek, is epicaricacy. This word does not appear in most modern dictionaries but does appear in Nathaniel Bailey's Universal Etymological English Dictionary (1727) under a slightly different spelling (epicharikaky) and gives its etymology as epi (upon) + chara (joy) + kakon (evil).
Taken in a broader sense, it could apply to the feeling of being “blessed” because there are always people who are worse off than ourselves. Instead of compassion or pity for those less fortunate, we are thankful that it is they instead of us. However, it is never used in that sense in German, where it always carries a negative connotation. German actually draws a distinction between "secret schadenfreude" (a private feeling) and "open schadenfreude" (Hohn) which is outright public derision. Ultimately though, in the english language Schadenfreude is commonly characterized as "sick pleasure".
I guess... most of the time, most of us are Schadenfreude, not much directly related to the above explanation, but more related to this particular Boston Legal's episode. Alan Shore was pleading to the juries, if it's out of Schadenfreude that they wished to convict Kelly, then, they had to really think about it, as this case has no evidence at all, and the whole case was brought to the court, out of the Schadenfreude of the society.
As it is, that's what most of us do sometimes. (on purpose, or accidentally) Therefore, we hear ourselves, we hear others commenting negatively about other people every day, every hour. I believe it is because of this little devilish feeling that makes most of us, commiting such act, every day, every hour. It is because, by doing this, we, almost!! will feel justified with our own wrong doings. By saying who and who is bad, by saying who and who is incapable, by saying who and who is impolite, by saying who and who is useless, by saying who and who is not friendly, not kindhearted, judge them... YA!!!! and Yeh!!!! we feel great!! Schadenfreude!!
Therefore, it's time to remind ourselves "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." (John 8:7)
Isn't it??
Anyway,
This episode was about him defending Heather Locklear's Kelly Nolan a.k.a Black Widow.
OK, no story about Boston Legal, but, this term Schadenfreude,
I particularly like to mm... think about it.
The Wikipedia's definition is:
Schadenfreude is a German expression (from Schaden: damage, harm; and Freude: joy) meaning pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune or shameful joy. The word is often capitalized, however since all German nouns (proper or common) are capitalized it should be possible to spell it lower case in English.
It is usually believed to not have a direct English equivalent. For example, Harper Collins German-English Dictionary translates schadenfreude as malicious glee or gloating. An apparent English equivalent, derived from Greek, is epicaricacy. This word does not appear in most modern dictionaries but does appear in Nathaniel Bailey's Universal Etymological English Dictionary (1727) under a slightly different spelling (epicharikaky) and gives its etymology as epi (upon) + chara (joy) + kakon (evil).
Taken in a broader sense, it could apply to the feeling of being “blessed” because there are always people who are worse off than ourselves. Instead of compassion or pity for those less fortunate, we are thankful that it is they instead of us. However, it is never used in that sense in German, where it always carries a negative connotation. German actually draws a distinction between "secret schadenfreude" (a private feeling) and "open schadenfreude" (Hohn) which is outright public derision. Ultimately though, in the english language Schadenfreude is commonly characterized as "sick pleasure".
I guess... most of the time, most of us are Schadenfreude, not much directly related to the above explanation, but more related to this particular Boston Legal's episode. Alan Shore was pleading to the juries, if it's out of Schadenfreude that they wished to convict Kelly, then, they had to really think about it, as this case has no evidence at all, and the whole case was brought to the court, out of the Schadenfreude of the society.
As it is, that's what most of us do sometimes. (on purpose, or accidentally) Therefore, we hear ourselves, we hear others commenting negatively about other people every day, every hour. I believe it is because of this little devilish feeling that makes most of us, commiting such act, every day, every hour. It is because, by doing this, we, almost!! will feel justified with our own wrong doings. By saying who and who is bad, by saying who and who is incapable, by saying who and who is impolite, by saying who and who is useless, by saying who and who is not friendly, not kindhearted, judge them... YA!!!! and Yeh!!!! we feel great!! Schadenfreude!!
Therefore, it's time to remind ourselves "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." (John 8:7)
Isn't it??
2006-03-16
My Own Bible Reading Collections, John 9:14-41
John 9:14-41
14: Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
15: The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see."
16: Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was a division among them.
17: So they again said to the blind man, "What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."
18: The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight,
19: and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"
20: His parents answered, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
21: but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself."
22: His parents said this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.
23: Therefore his parents said, "He is of age, ask him."
24: So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner."
25: He answered, "Whether he is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see."
26: They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
27: He answered them, "I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want to become his disciples?"
28: And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
29: We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."
30: The man answered, "Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.
31: We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
32: Never since the world began has it been heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
33: If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."
34: They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.
35: Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?"
36: He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"
37: Jesus said to him, "You have seen him, and it is he who speaks to you."
38: He said, "Lord, I believe"; and he worshiped him.
39: Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."
40: Some of the Pharisees near him heard this, and they said to him, "Are we also blind?"
41: Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, `We see,' your guilt remains.
14: Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
15: The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see."
16: Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was a division among them.
17: So they again said to the blind man, "What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."
18: The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight,
19: and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"
20: His parents answered, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
21: but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself."
22: His parents said this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.
23: Therefore his parents said, "He is of age, ask him."
24: So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner."
25: He answered, "Whether he is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see."
26: They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
27: He answered them, "I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want to become his disciples?"
28: And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
29: We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."
30: The man answered, "Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.
31: We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
32: Never since the world began has it been heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
33: If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."
34: They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.
35: Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?"
36: He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"
37: Jesus said to him, "You have seen him, and it is he who speaks to you."
38: He said, "Lord, I believe"; and he worshiped him.
39: Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."
40: Some of the Pharisees near him heard this, and they said to him, "Are we also blind?"
41: Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, `We see,' your guilt remains.
My Own Bible Reading, Matthew 13:18-23
Matthew 13:18-23
18: "Hear then the parable of the sower.
19: When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path.
20: As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
21: yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.
22: As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
23: As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
18: "Hear then the parable of the sower.
19: When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path.
20: As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
21: yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.
22: As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
23: As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
My Own Bible Reading, Philippians 4:6,7
Philippians 4:6,7
Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.
Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.
My Own Bible Reading, Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them? The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep.
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them? The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep.
My Own Bible Reading, 2 Timothy 2:22-25
2 Timothy 2:22-25
22 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23 Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
24 And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
25 Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
22 Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23 Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
24 And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
25 Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
My Own Bible Reading 1 John 4:2-3,20
1 John 4:2-3,20
2:This is how you can recognise the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
3:but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
20 If anyone says, I love God, yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
2:This is how you can recognise the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
3:but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
20 If anyone says, I love God, yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
Something stays in your mind forever, even though it is just a joke
I have been looking for this joke inside out the internet and finally I found it. It is still funny even though I read it for the second time, or even the third time. I first came across this joke in one of the FHM UK magazine
"Driving to the office this morning on the motorway,
I looked over to my right and there was a woman in a BMW doing 90 miles per hour with her face up next to her rear view mirror putting on her eyeliner!
I looked away for a couple of seconds and when I looked back she was halfway over in my lane, still working on that makeup!!!
It scared me (I'm a man) so badly that I dropped my electric shaver,
which knocked the bacon roll out of my other hand.
In all the confusion of trying to straighten out the car using my knees against the steering wheel,
it knocked my mobile from my ear,
which fell into the coffee between my legs,
splashed and burned my 'Meat'n two veg',
causing me to scream,
which made me drop the cigarette out of my mouth,
ruined my shirt and
DISCONNECTED AN IMPORTANT CALL!!!
BLOODY WOMEN DRIVERS !!!
Submitted by
CalamjoEdited by Curtis"
"Driving to the office this morning on the motorway,
I looked over to my right and there was a woman in a BMW doing 90 miles per hour with her face up next to her rear view mirror putting on her eyeliner!
I looked away for a couple of seconds and when I looked back she was halfway over in my lane, still working on that makeup!!!
It scared me (I'm a man) so badly that I dropped my electric shaver,
which knocked the bacon roll out of my other hand.
In all the confusion of trying to straighten out the car using my knees against the steering wheel,
it knocked my mobile from my ear,
which fell into the coffee between my legs,
splashed and burned my 'Meat'n two veg',
causing me to scream,
which made me drop the cigarette out of my mouth,
ruined my shirt and
DISCONNECTED AN IMPORTANT CALL!!!
BLOODY WOMEN DRIVERS !!!
Submitted by
CalamjoEdited by Curtis"
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