Teleology

"Teleology is the philosophy of ends, the idea that there is a design or purpose in the world, that things must be understood relative to an end".

- Unknown. It was on a card I got opening night.

Let it sink in.

One Thing I Love: silence
Song of the Day:
Boogie Down by MGMT

MYTHIFICATION

MYTHIFICATION opens tomorrow at Trinity Western University. It runs this week only from Wednesday to Saturday. Come see a student created piece of work.

You ARE missing out if you do not go.

www.twu.ca/theatre

Philosophy of...

"If pain and action are inseparable, then it follows that the active, creative, sensitive man is doomed to suffer. He is the one who knows that the desire to express or to avoid grief is the impelling force of life- that pain is the Janus-face of joy; but then he becomes aware of the duality of all value. He sees that life and action exist in a perpetual tension between opposites, each of which owes its existence to the presence of the other. This tension is the source of all change and growth, for as night exists only in contrast to day, so night flows eternally into day and day to night again. The life of the race is perpetuated in the flow of natural process from birth to death to birth again; the life of the individual man moves from joy to pain to joy eternally."

- Doris V. Falk, Eugene O'Neill and the Tragic Tension

Eugene O'Neill is my favourite playwright. The more I research modern playwrights the more I realize they were more philosophers of life than playwrights. Or maybe that's what playwrights are. In any case, O'Neill's philosophy much coincides with my own and I feel a kindred connection to this man of sorrow. I don't want to explain this piece of writing because I do not think that is the reason for art. I want to admire it and let it stand on its own. So I will. Take what you will from this. Thirst over it. Taste it fully and let it devour the pains of hunger in your soul.

One Thing I Love: communion
Song of the Day:
Numb by Linkin Park

A Thing of Writing

That's what I called this. Here's part of a journey i've been on:

"I just want to hold you in your brokenness. Pour out your screams and cries of pain. Leave your burden in my arms. Let me take it. Let. Me. Love. You. That is not impossible. Where is your willing heart? Where is the man I once knew? You have turned to selfish boyish ways that reflect your pride and your hurt. How cowardly, how haughty of you. But I am not angry. I am not movable. I am hurt but not shaken. I know that there is hope for you yet".

This semester I have felt a theme of silence in my life. This is written to someone who, in the last 5 months has silenced me almost completely from their life. I have fought and struggled with silence for the last few months and I still cannot tell you where I stand. Is is good or bad? Right or wrong? When is good? When is bad? Is is necessary?
The answer to all these questions in my head is "I don't know". Because I don't.

When you are forced into silence it causes you to retreat inward where many things are brought forth. Because of my silencer, I have realized many things. The most important being that it does not matter what they do, I could never love them any less. I've learned how to communicate without using words and from a distance. I have learned the power of prayer and the closeness it brings to God. I have also learned the importance of sorrow. When you look at when Jesus walked here, he was filled with sorrow. Laden with it in some sense. I think that the closer we get to God, the more tears we will shed. Tears are a huge form of worship to me.


One Thing I Love: my profession
Song of the Day:
Sugar by The Archies

Sigh

"last published on Oct. 24"

The first words I read when I sign in. That's depressing. Ah well i'm here now, back in all the old familiar places, ready to bare my soul again to you internet.

First thing is first, if you missed Mourning Dove at Pacific Theatre you should be thoroughly depressed. Because it was one of the most thought provoking pieces of theatre I have seen. Fantastic. My guy friends that came even cried it was so emotional. Very very well done. I can't say it enough.

Now if you want a mediocre piece of theatre, make your way to Studio 58 where you can see The Merchant of Venice running for two more weeks I believe. Some excellent, raw acting without the other elements of theatre. Which I found to be quite distracting. No set, only skirts for some of the ladies for costumes, and, get this, they had prompt books. From graduate students I have to say that I was expecting more. Not having some of the essential parts of theatre made me question whether it really was theatre or not. I was basically watching what could have been a rehearsal with actors calling for lines and sitting around the edge of the stage. For the most part I was unimpressed.

Now if you want to see an absolutely incredible piece of art, may I suggest coming to see Mythification by Trinity Western Theatre Department. It runs from Nov. 26-29 with a matinee on Saturday. For tickets or further enquiries www.twu.ca/theatre is where you want to go. Now I am a tad biased as I am in the show but that means if I so choose I can leak secrets of the story to you. You just have to show me your ticket first. HA.

One Thing I Love: vanilla air fresheners
Song of the Day;
Fljotavik by Sigur Ros