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 Charlie Knox26, m, resident of spa, northern ireland, a thinker, who tries to be real, enjoys the company of nala(left), indebted to jesus for his grace and instruction in life and whose, amongst other things, studying sports science at UUJ. enjoy rugby a whole lot! |
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Thursday, December 20, 2007 Good Cinema  In my opinion good cinema, like any good art, stirs your heart, it makes you think, it makes you feel, it brings your heart to the surface. Last night i had such an experience. I went with a few lads who i meet up with every couple of weeks to see Sean Penn's, Into the Wild.It's inspired by the true story of Christopher McCandless, a top graduate from a Georgian University who turned down further academic opportunities at Harvard, gave all his money to the poor, cut ties with everyone around him and pursued a life of adventure. His ad-hoc adventure took him all over the states before he headed into the wilds of Alaska to live in the raw outdoors. Won't give away any of the details but it was a story that got me thinking/feeling the whole way through. At times I admired his bravery and at others shook my head at his stupidity and wrecklessness. At times i laughed and others was close to tears. It got me thinking about about journey, adventure, risk, posessions, friendship, family, being alone, beauty, choices, life, death, God, reading, love and conversation. Not bad for one movie i think!! It also got the other lads thinking. We talked about the movie the whole way home and I felt conversation could have went on a fair bit had it not been so late. On top of the fascinating story line, the movie was really well shot with some fantastic scenery and also had a deeply engaging soundtrack. It was a timely movie coming at the end of one year and the dawning of another. Whilst i don't have any immediate plans to uproot and head west, it was a movie that reminds me not to let life pass by but rather to open my heart, to journey, to love, to admire beauty, to read, to converse, to risk stepping into new chapters of life and embrace the time and experiences that God allows us here. Who knows what exactly that will look like in a new year. I guess that's just part of life's wildness! posted by charlie | 12:46 PM | Tuesday, December 04, 2007 Kenya Feedback  This Friday we're having a short feedback evening about our summer trip to Kenya at Ballynahinch Rugby Club. 7.30pm start. We'll have some photos, some video and few of the lads sharing about their experience. Would love to see some of you there!! A few more photo's here. posted by charlie | 11:20 PM | |
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