Who are we? We are the sum of our experiences. If not, who are we, what are we really?
Shirley Schmidt: A sexual assault is traumatic. Carol Cabot: I realize that; of course, I do. Shirley Schmidt: Well, if you can lessen your daughter’s pain, why wouldn’t you? Carol Cabot: It works on the brain. For God sakes, the idea that you just take a pill every time something bad happens . . . Shirley Schmidt: That’s bad? Carol Cabot: It’s called life, and you can’t just erase the bad parts. Shirley Schmidt: Why not? Carol Cabot: Our best artists are informed by their pain. Our greatest heroes are born out of adversity. Certainly, if the trauma affects your life, treat it, either behaviorally or with medication. But some miracle amnesia pill, so you have no memory of bad things—what kind of brave new world are we entering into?
Deep within each heart There lies a magic spark That lights the fire of our imagination And since the dawn of man The strength of just “I can” Has brought together people of all nations
Feel the flame forever burn Teaching lessons we must learn To bring us closer to the power of the dream As the world gives us its best To stand apart from all the rest It is the power of the dream that brings us here
Your mind will take you far
The rest is just pure heart
You’ll find your fate is all your own creation
And every boy and girl
As they come into this world
They bring the gift of hope and inspiration
Feel the flame forever burn
Teaching lessons we must learn
To bring us closer to the power of the dream
The world in lights and hope and peace
We pray that you will always be
It is the power of the dream that brings us here
It is the power of the dream that brings us here
Please watch this episode of “The Practice” until the end to appreciate the dilemma of a person faced with the rules, ethics and a being human being. Mr. Jimmy Berluti addressed the judges that: “I will not be judged by you!”
I agree with the statement that “We are the sum of our experiences”
I believe that each and every person and experience we encounter in our lives teach us something. Everything and every one is our teacher. Embrace them, remember them, learn from them and become a better person thanks to them.
Today my memories bring me to 2 incredible persons I met in my life.
First, because it’s Father’s Day. I have flashbacks about my late father. The values and the person I am today is thanks to his and my mom’s wisdom, love and leadership.
Second person is brother RIN Sophat who fought all odds, disability, chronic illness, poverty, bullying, graduated from Phare Ponleu Selpak’s Visual Arts program and went on to be an visual and performing artist on stage with Phare, The Cambodian Circus.
Sophat left this world in December 2016 and my memories of him live on. Thank you for being in this world, and leave us so much love for life.
Remember RIN Sophat who left this world on December 24th, 2016.
Thank you the photographers, composer and musicians. Music copyrighted by Phare Performing Social Enterprise. Poem written by Mr. Khuon Det writer and stage director of Sokha. He was inspired by Max Ehrmann’s Desiderata, 1952.
Death, crawling toward me and secretly looking at me
Death, slowly coming toward me I will not be afraid of death
Death, Death,
Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it
Let death have the immortality of fame
But the living immortality of love
Life’s errors cry for merciful beauty
That can modulate their isolation Into a harmony with a whole.
Life, like a child, laughs; shaking its rattle of death as it runs.
Do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. Keep peace in your soul.
With all in a sham, drugery and broken dreams, it is still beautiful I wish all people, especially children Would have peace: physically, mentally and socially .