Puppets' Film Night

After a busy day of planting garlic, harvesting potatoes and cutting back plants in the garden, NOWCA, Per and Good Time were ready for a relaxing evening. They'd been discussing how the way we see the world affects how we interact with it.

Mr. Pipeline had been out hustling all day and was ready for some down time.

It was a brisk autumn evening, the perfect time for the giant puppets to watch films together. Green tomatoes waiting to ripen crowded the windowsills.

Wrapped in cozy blankets, and with lots of popcorn and cocoa, they were gathered around the screen. A friend of NOWCA's had raved about some TED Talks, and then shared them online. What will the puppets think of them? Lets find out.

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NOWCA (looking around at the puppets expectant faces): Everybody ready? Here's the first film. We have three.

The puppets adjusted themselves under their blankets and watched as the screen came to life.

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After watching the first film:

PER: I've never thought about design in that way before. It's so multi-faceted.

GOOD TIME: It must feel great for her to get out of Mordor and start learning how to do things that help us breathe.

MR. PIPELINE: No pain, no gain. It's the way of the world.

NOWCA: It's such a different way of seeing the way the world works, isn't it? Connection and so many ways of functioning isn't usually built into design when humans do it.

MR. PIPELINE: How can they expect to get rich with this kind of thinking.

PER: Maybe there are ways of turning a profit that work this way, where everyone and everything benefits.

GOOD TIME: The spider seems to get what it needs with that strong web; maybe we'd be able to too if we could make something that amazing.

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MR. PIPELINE: What about making a bundle? That's the whole point of -- well -- everything! The search for the almighty dollar, multiplied by millions.

NOWCA: Is it really the point, Mr. Pipeline? Maybe you're missing the point.

MR. PIPELINE: I don't think so! Why do you think I hustle all day?

NOWCA: Oh, lets stop arguing and watch the next film.

GOOD TIME: I like how she shows that everything's tied together. It's like we're part of a hologram, connected in so many ways. It's like a beautiful dance!

PER: We have so much to learn from nature: so effortless, so well orchestrated -- miraculous, actually. It's like I'm seeing nature with new eyes...

NOWCA: It's like a beautiful symphony. How did we as humans become so out of tune?

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MR. PIPELINE: That's crazy talk! Humans are the most intelligent creature on the planet, and nature is our playground. It's a resource for us to use. These ideas romanticize nature.

PER: But they're true! This is science. Anyways, come on, lets watch the last one.

MR. PIPELINE: If I wasn't so warm and cozy, I'd leave the room. And I still have more popcorn and cocoa.

NOWCA (getting more hot chocolate): Anyone need more? No? OK here's the last talk.

GOOD TIME: Oh, that was so beautiful! The power of love and the golden mean.

PER: Isn't it amazing that our most uplifting emotions bring us to the rhythm of the golden mean! Mr. Pipeline, do you ever feel that way?

MR. PIPELINE (a little defensively): I -- I think so. I've experienced love before. It seems a little far-fetched that a mere feeling could change the rhythm of my heart.

NOWCA: Why wouldn't it be true? She's a scientist reporting her findings on a TED Talk. What she says inspires me to be more loving and altruistic. When I feel that way, I feel connected and comfortable. It makes me want to cultivate those feelings and be loving towards others.

GOOD TIME (hand on heart): Me too! It feels so good!

PER: When I feel that way, I feel less afraid.

MR. PIPELINE: Well, I find this stuff pretty hard to believe.

NOWCA: Thanks for watching these films with us anyways, Mr. Pipeline. Maybe one of these days it'll make sense to you.

image courtesy of Pixabay