Submitted by Manpreet Singh on 22 November 2007 - 9:21pm.
[Sikh] The film that had the greatest impact on me was “The most important image ever taken”. Why?
It re-aligns our perspective in the modern day world, where it’s easy to be caught up in things at the micro-level. This movie literally magnifies our view of the world (and beyond) and reminds us of how significant we really are. It begs the question, “are we really as important as we think we are?”
It’s simple, evidence-based and incontrovertible. You can’t argue with the logic, as it provides proof and facts.
Most importantly, I think the world of science and the world of religion have always had a clear dichotomy. The world of religion concentrates on the Creator, while the world of science concentrates on the Creation. Somehow this film transcends that dichotomy and subtly talks of both – it inspires us with wonderment of the Creator by showing us the magnitude of His Creation, without even mentioning any of this overtly.
The film touches a chord with me because as a Sikh, it reminded me of what Guru Nanak (the founder of Sikhism) uttered five and half centuries ago – that there are countless planets, countless universes and countless galaxies. If you think that someone holds up the earth (as did the ancient Greeks that Atlas held it up and as did the ancient Indians, who thought a bull by the name of “Dhaul” held up the earth and we had an earthquake when he shifted the load from one horn to the other), then who holds up that ‘someone’ and what about the other earths, planets universes and galaxies? This is a pointer to a Higher force.
So, for me, this film was a simple statement which inspires awe about the Creator and His amazing Creation. Really nice!!!
Inspiring awe about the Creator and His amazing Creation
[Sikh]
The film that had the greatest impact on me was “The most important image ever taken”. Why?
It’s simple, evidence-based and incontrovertible. You can’t argue with the logic, as it provides proof and facts.
Most importantly, I think the world of science and the world of religion have always had a clear dichotomy. The world of religion concentrates on the Creator, while the world of science concentrates on the Creation. Somehow this film transcends that dichotomy and subtly talks of both – it inspires us with wonderment of the Creator by showing us the magnitude of His Creation, without even mentioning any of this overtly.
The film touches a chord with me because as a Sikh, it reminded me of what Guru Nanak (the founder of Sikhism) uttered five and half centuries ago – that there are countless planets, countless universes and countless galaxies. If you think that someone holds up the earth (as did the ancient Greeks that Atlas held it up and as did the ancient Indians, who thought a bull by the name of “Dhaul” held up the earth and we had an earthquake when he shifted the load from one horn to the other), then who holds up that ‘someone’ and what about the other earths, planets universes and galaxies? This is a pointer to a Higher force.
So, for me, this film was a simple statement which inspires awe about the Creator and His amazing Creation. Really nice!!!