The Nature of Life
With eyes closed; water flows vertically from streams to rivers. Mountain peaks steeper than any hills ever seen. The sky beautifully soft and warm. Forests under the sun providing nutritious food and shelter. Migration of birds in unison. Those were my responses to the beginning of the movie Baraka, created by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson. The visuals were suspenseful yet peaceful and comforting as the monkey seen in the first couples of scenes. Slowly my body swayed to the rhythm of the background music added to the sound of nature. The beauty of nature was captured as it was from Genesis. Baraka means blessing; nature is a blessing. Due to Baraka's nonverbal theme, the message is broad to all nations. The …show more content…
The God’s existence is something that is invisible, yet, by faith, people believe that they exist through their personal experience with their God or personal touch, like the wind we can't see it but we believe it's there because we feel it and see the effects of it. One of the key thing about God is the human inability to comprehend every single thing about their God. The reason why I consider saying “their God”is because everyone has their different god. For example, the Christian's bible constantly refers to the God of Abraham, the God of Jacob, the God of David all referring to one God, which Christians consider as the ultimate God, meaning the God above all of …show more content…
And if you look deep enough the rituals tend to be similar. Like one of the rituals seen in an African tribe when the guy fainted meaning that the person’s spirit has escaped their body and went in an alternate universe is similar to what occurred in pentecostal church where a person passed out as a sign of them leaving their physical flesh to attend to a higher calling where their spirit is with God. And when that person returns back to the body they usually come with a prophecy meaning a warning or a message from God. They sometimes speak in tongues which are considered a gift due to it extreme spiritual exposure. In the Christian bible speaking in tongues is purely a message from the spirit because a person’s lip is conveying a message that the mind doesn't comprehend but the spirit in that person understands
With eyes closed; water flows vertically from streams to rivers. Mountain peaks steeper than any hills ever seen. The sky beautifully soft and warm. Forests under the sun providing nutritious food and shelter. Migration of birds in unison. Those were my responses to the beginning of the movie Baraka, created by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson. The visuals were suspenseful yet peaceful and comforting as the monkey seen in the first couples of scenes. Slowly my body swayed to the rhythm of the background music added to the sound of nature. The beauty of nature was captured as it was from Genesis. Baraka means blessing; nature is a blessing. Due to Baraka's nonverbal theme, the message is broad to all nations. The …show more content…
The God’s existence is something that is invisible, yet, by faith, people believe that they exist through their personal experience with their God or personal touch, like the wind we can't see it but we believe it's there because we feel it and see the effects of it. One of the key thing about God is the human inability to comprehend every single thing about their God. The reason why I consider saying “their God”is because everyone has their different god. For example, the Christian's bible constantly refers to the God of Abraham, the God of Jacob, the God of David all referring to one God, which Christians consider as the ultimate God, meaning the God above all of …show more content…
And if you look deep enough the rituals tend to be similar. Like one of the rituals seen in an African tribe when the guy fainted meaning that the person’s spirit has escaped their body and went in an alternate universe is similar to what occurred in pentecostal church where a person passed out as a sign of them leaving their physical flesh to attend to a higher calling where their spirit is with God. And when that person returns back to the body they usually come with a prophecy meaning a warning or a message from God. They sometimes speak in tongues which are considered a gift due to it extreme spiritual exposure. In the Christian bible speaking in tongues is purely a message from the spirit because a person’s lip is conveying a message that the mind doesn't comprehend but the spirit in that person understands