Mad Giggler on :
Very interesting. I look forward to more.
Sunday, October 8. 2006Gifted And Talented
The camera pans around a small classroom filled with round tables. Four small chairs cluster around each table. Children, each about 10 years old, sit in the chairs, building things out of legos. There is a large mound of pieces in the middle of each table. A young female teacher threads her way among the tables commenting to the children, and encouraging them as they build. In the back of the room, near a set of large windows, two boys sit at a table by themselves. One (Khalil) is working on a carefully structured, completely symmetrical three dimensional star. The other (Ashlin) seems to be randomly sticking pieces together.
Khalil: You have to have a plan. Nothing will happen otherwise. Ashlin: God has a plan. I simply follow His will. Khalil shakes his head and laughs. Khalil: God doesn't care what you do during creation time. Ashlin doesn't answer for a moment, he is too busy staring vacantly out of the window. Then, he turns to his friend and smiles. Ashlin: Why wouldn't He? He's a creator, too. Khalil scowls and doesn't answer. For a moment, they are silent, Khalil concentrating on his design, Ashlin placing pieces at random. Suddenly, Ashlin picks up his creation and begins crushing it in his hands, pushing and pulling at it until the pieces fall off onto the table. Khalil watches in surprise. When it is mostly broken apart, Ashlin begins building a new object, concentrating fiercely, placing each piece carefully. Khalil: See, now you have a plan. Now you're getting somewhere. Ashlin: No, now I've seen a vision. Now I know where God wants me to go. The screen goes dark. Trackbacks
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Mad Giggler on :
Very interesting. I look forward to more.
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