but that did not stop him. He knew he wanted to finish the race. He hobbled to the finish line, clearly in pain, and his father came running right beside Derek to finish the race with his son. This was the beginning of our prayer, and I really thought it was a very interesting and eye-opening video. God will always be by our side, helping us through the struggles in life; but we must have the passion to want to overcome these struggles, just like Derek.
Next, we watched a video of the song, "Honor to Us All" from Mulan. We had to point out the examples of Confucianism and write them in our journal. As a class, we saw examples of obedience to our ancestors and family- Mulan is helping her grandmother help her to fit in and be the woman society wants. This is extremely important in Confucianism. Also, behavior and being on time is important- as seen in this song. Confucianists also serve an emperor and was mentioned in this song. The underlying message for Mulan is to "bring honor" to her family and not disappoint them.
The last thing we did in class is start watching "Little Buddah." We watched only parts of the movie but so far have learned that Buddah was called Siddhartha. He began to see the evil and bad in the world that his father had hid from him. He wants to make the world a better place and be the one to change this. There are four passing sights relating to Siddhartha: the old, sick, dying, and wandering ascetics. Also, we watched a part in this movie where Siddhartha realizes that your sense of self is only an illusion. Your ego can only make you feel pain. When you realize this, is when you are enlightened.
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