I like how Vishnu is the connector of both Lakshmi and
Saraswati. They in other words would never stay in the same place together for
long. Like Vishnu said “they don’t see eye to eye” with each other. This I feel
is because they are both dominant figures. I feel though that they should be
viewed by everyone as Vishnu views them. When Lakshmi is around all the
attention goes to her. Just as what the children of Kashyapa did, and in doing
so they lost Lakshmi. This makes
Saraswati mad, and she leaves. After watching that when the Pandavas lost
Lakshmi and Saraswati helped them understand the role of Lakshmi in their life,
I was shocked. Why would someone show how to appreciate another if they were
the ones making them feel hurt. I am also focused on the explanation of how Asuras
aren’t “evil” or “bad” and how Devas aren’t necessarily “good”. I definitely confined
to this thought when I first heard of the Asura’s and Deva’s. I understand that
the Hindu world doesn’t really think of there to be an evil to exist. This I think
is why the way to think that Asuras are evil is invalid. This is because
Hinduism believes in rebirth and Karma. I understand Karma because I believe in
Karma. In the end of the video it goes over the fact that we need to have
Lakshmi and Saraswati arrive in our lives simultaneously which I agree with a
hundred percent. I am unsure if the difference is what I believe what it is,
which is spiritual and material reality; but I feel that both are important.
There some story ideas I want to write that make Lakshmi and Saraswati sisters.
I feel that Saraswati is overlooked so this way I can write her to be a hard
worker that never gets credit in the family.
After looking back at the Daily Anoucements I found that I should really check up with the Daily Anoucements every day. I say this because I love dancing and watching performancesSunday, November 6th post.
Here is an image from one of the Firbird's performances. Photo Credit : CBS News
Here is a track that I thought went well with the tone of this story.
I woke up today feeling great. Today was going to be my first day of rounds at the Saint Anthony’s Hospital. Getting to be part of surgeries and having my own patients was exhilarating. I wasn’t fully ready to be a doctor on my own, so I had doctors to mentor me along the way. There was one in particular that was my favorite. His name was Doctor Reed. This man was the kindest, most caring, and greatest teacher I have ever had. He made sure my colleagues and I were sharp in knowledge and performance.
Coming up we had a very important heart transplant surgery. Everyone wanted in on it. The attendees were sucking up to the doctors and going the extra mile to stand out. I myself was taking 48-hour shifts just so I could be noticed. I had never seen a heart transplant, especially for a child under the age of 18.
This young girl was diagnosed with arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm). Her name was Lily, and I had been on her case ever since she was transferred to our hospital. Lily was so tiny, and her smile was contagious. She would be the first on my list for rounds, and just because of that my day would start off great. Days were going by and her time was running out.
When I went into her room to do a regular check up she called me close to her. In my head, I thought she was going to tell me a joke. This girl loved to make everyone laugh. She always told me, "I don't want to end a conversation with anyone until I have made them laugh at least once.” Lily wanted everyone to have a bright day, every day.
As I leaned in I could feel the fear from her trembling hands as they grabbed hold onto mine. Lily then whispered to me. I tried to contain my tears as she slowly said, “Doctor Rendon, am I going to have to say goodbye to everyone from the bed of this hospital?”
I instantly stared into her eyes and said, “Lily, I promise you will see the sunlight, smell the flowers, and get to play in the water before your time comes.”
I quickly finished my check-up routine and paged Doctor Reed to meet me. I told him what the girl had told me, and tried to get him to move her to the top of the transplant list. He told me there wasn’t much that he could do since Lily wasn’t in critical condition. I began to pray any second I had for this little girl.
A week went by and her condition was getting worse. She was now the third on the list. I didn’t know what to do. I even ran every test I could think of twice to try and see if there was anything in her check-ups that could bump her up.
I woke up one day to a page stating that her heart was here. I was ecstatic and drove as fast as I could to get to the hospital. I stepped into her room and saw an empty bed. I then ran to the board where all the surgeries and their assigned rooms were listed. I assumed I was late and they had already started. When I came to the board, her name wasn’t on there. I asked the closest nurse to me where Lily was. She grabbed my hand and told me Lily had passed away about fifteen minutes ago.
I was really interested in writing a spinoff on the story of Manu and the little fish. In this story, a human comes across a little fish, who is actually Vishnu in disguise, and asks him to save him from being eaten by the big fish. Manu, the human, feels empathy for him and takes him from the water and transfers him to a little pot. As the fish grows Manu kept transferring him to a bigger and bigger container. Manu disturbs the law of the jungle by saving the fish from being eaten. This action of his changes the fish's destiny and therefore disturbs nature. In this story the little girl, Lily, is the fish. Doctor Rendon is Manu, and Doctor Reed's reasoning of how he could not do anything to make Lily go up on the transplant list was the representation of “The Law of the Jungle.” In this story, however, Doctor Redon (Manu) tries to help Lily (the fish) but could not do so in the end. This made the acts of nature to flow without any disruptions. I feel that in reality there are a lot more sad endings than happy one with tragic stories such this one. I also decided to add a video that provides music to help set the mood of the story.
This is a form of a "law" thats part of "The Law of The Jungle". The big fish eating the little fish. "Only the fit survive, and Might is right" Photo credits: Dreams Time
I was curious to know more about how the larger brain was born of
Vishnu, and given to us to realize Vishnu. Does this in a way mean that humans
have a form of Vishnu within themselves. I have watched at least two videos on
the story of Manu and the fish. I really like this story, because this is the
first way Vishnu interacts with humans. It is interesting to hear that only
humans are capable to put might over everything. They are the only form of mammals
to be able to feel empathy and from there create culture and community.
However, I have seen culture and a sense of community by family in animals as
well. The law of the jungle I feel really therefore applies to wild animals. “Culture
is built on the destruction of a natural ecosystem”. This sentence really
jumped out at me. I feel that this is the main point of Matsya’s secret, which
is to realize that. I feel that many try to save lives, but in order to do so
you have to take from another. I want to write a scene from a popular show I have
seen “Grey’s Anatomy”. In that show there has been many moments where they have
had to take body parts, or make skin graphs from another human in order to save
the life of another. This I feel fits into the theme perfectly. We want the one
who has deceased to get to share their last moments with their loved ones, and
their loved ones want to let them rest in piece; but what decision should they
make when they could with they passed loved one save another’s life. In the
show these decisions have to be quick, and the deceased have to be put back
into surgery right away. This I feel is the most crucial point, because in the
video this is where the King Shibi was confused as to what answer the hawk with
when asked “why should they die so that the dove can live?”.
This is a form of a "law" thats part of "The Law of The Jungle". The big fish eating the little fish. "Only the fit survive, and Might is right" Photo credits: Dreams Time
