Review: Le Montreur D’Etincelles & Social Empathy to Reconcile Peoples

C’est l’histoire d’un jeunne homme qui doit trouver la façon de unir, à la longue, les deux peuples de sa planète. L’un ne mange pas de viande, l’autre si. Les deux doivent coopérer.

(Date Ethique: 20.8 12014 ere Holocene)

Le montreur d’étincelles”  (‘The Spark Displayer’), by Christian Grenier is the story of a young man who must find a way to unite, over the long term, the two peoples of his planet.  One eats meat, the other does not. Both must cooperate.

And unite them, he does, with the help of a perpetual calendar!  Nice example in the story of having to use one, and how easy it is to learn quickly.  Also great example of culture-shock, and cooperation, and how a calendar shapes our ways of thinking, and can help build social empathy.

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Two Thought Thursday Lessons from La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) p2e5, ep. 18 on Belief

1.)  Why are women almost never believed?

2.)  People do illogical things when they know, or believe, that they will not be believed…

—     cap 18, p2:e5

101 horas de atraco

Arturito still being an idiot, the Professor in the hospital, and the press defending Berlin!

   Las desgracias de tres mujeres syncronizados.   Yup, the pain of all three women at the same instant.

They finally believe her, once it’s almost too late!

And why does her ex have the name Noah tattooed on his arm?

Yuck, Berlin!!

 

    Last week’s review was Two Lessons On Empathy from La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) p2e4, ep. 17: , 

Next weeks will be ep. 19, aka part 2, episode 6:  …

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  “Somos la resistencia.”   -Umm, no de todo…

   We are the Resistance.   -Um, not quite…

Shira  

Action Prompts:

1.)  Share your thoughts on how we can be part of the Peaceful Resistance…

2.) Write a book, story, post or tweet that uses these thoughts.

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New Turkish Tuesdays Show: Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mother)

I have been waiting a long time to start reviewing a series that I know Violet will like, as will all who enjoy hopeful family shows, with fun, meaning, and magic! 

This show has been my all time favorite family show, and maybe even my all time favorite show ever, since I first saw and fell in love with it when I lived in Izmir in 2005.

The show features a fairy mother, Betüş, who marries a ‘normal’ human man, Sadık, who does not know that she and her family are fairies.  Humans are not allowed to see them doing magic, so this makes life interesting for all concerned.  Sadık has two children, who are not so sure about this new step-mother of theirs, at first.  The red-head in the featured image is a little kid we will learn more about later!   🙂      As a language-learning side comment, I love the name Sadık, which literally means “loyal” in Turkish.  And loyal he is, as we will find out in time.

It also features the late Defne Joy Foster, an American-Turkish actress who was well loved, as Eda, the sister of Betüş, who is the star of the show.   I love Eda’s character arc in the series, as she goes from following their mother’s lead, to learning to stand up for herself as an independent thinker.

So, next week I hope to start reviewing this series, at last!

Action Items:

1.) Share two different sources related to the Sihirli Annem series, and to the Harry Potter tie ins to this series.

2.) Share your thoughts on how a TV show might help, or hinder, inclusive thinking,

3.) Write a story, post or tweet that uses it.

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Two Lessons On Empathy from La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) p2e4, ep. 17:

       My reaction this week tries not to spoil the episode, so I give random reactions in the original Spanish, and nonspoilers in English, for the majority of my current readers:

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cap 17, p2:e4

1.)  Empathy has to include everybody,

and

2.)  Never trust a person who clearly lacks empathy or compassion for others.

Es cierto, Tokyo, el Plan ya pertenece a todos, no es solo al profesor.

 

Y Arturito, otra vez, empujando los demàs a tomar los riesgos.

 

Que es ese obsesion que tiene Berlin por el sexo, con su desprecio por las mujeres.

 

La cidra como metaforo para El gran atraco.

 

Pero, que està haciendo el profe?

 

Espectaculo antes de liberar los rehenes?  Y claro que la prensa serà impaciente de enviar periodistas a ver dentro de La Fabrica de Moneda y Timbre!   Y muchos!

 

No estoy segura de que los seres humanos siempre quieren que los debiles ganan.

 

Pero Berlin nunca ha sentido ni pena ni dolor, Nairobi tiene razon!  Pero si

 

Por que hay tanta escazez de agentes?  No pueden prestar ayuda, la Guardia Civil?

 

Berlin, mostrandose amable?  Que ridiculo!   Que buen actor!  Pero ya saben que  es un psicopata.

 

Buen trabajo manipulando el publico.

 

Pero ahora, la inspectora va a manipular el profe…

 

Pero como ha pasado toda su enfancia en hospital, ya sabe donde empezar….

 

🙂

 

    Last week’s review was of part Two Thought Thursday, La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) P2, ep. 3, & Real Empathy Requires Knowing… ,  and

  Next weeks will be ep. 18: Two Thought Thursday Lessons from La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) p2e5, ep. 18 on Belief  …

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  “Somos la resistencia.”  ??   -Tal vez…

   We are the Resistance.  ??  –Maybe…

Shira  

Action Prompts:

1.)  Share your thoughts on how we can be part of the Peaceful Resistance…

2.) Write a book, story, post or tweet that uses these thoughts.

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Turkish Tuesday: Babamın Kemanı (My Father’s Violin)

What do we not learn from this beautiful film? 

Lessons:

1.)  Things are not always as they seem, even when it looks like your big brother has abandoned you.

2.)  Even when the struggle seems hopeless, imagine how that kid has survived, and keep going.

       This film starts off with a father, clearly suffering from TB, caring for his young daughter Özlem, and teaching her, through music, about life and the people in the world.  Sadly, she doesn’t get much time to learn with him, as the TB finished him off.  Fortunately, she did learn enough to show her bombastic uncle that she is also a violin virtuoso, once he learns to listen.  Along the way, we learn how he turned to this bombastic defense mechanism, and how some family history, passed by his niece to him from his defunct brother, changes his views.  Also, we see some of the distinctions in Turkish society between upper and lower class Istanbul’luler (residents of The City), and a bit of the bureaucracy inherited from Byzantium.

     An incredibly beautiful film that I didn’t mind watching 3 times to catch some of the rapid fire Turkish!

Shira

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Two Thought Thursday, La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) P2, ep. 3, & Real Empathy Requires Knowing…

     1.)  To have empathy, one must know the Other Person’s side of the story, and

     2.)  To know someone else’s story, it generally helps to ask, rather than to assume, Inspectora…

—           

cap. 16

cap 16, p2:e3

Interrogando a Tokyo en bragas, y ella no aceptô la disculpa.

81 horas de atraco.

Clase de como ganar tiempo con la policia, y luego Rio instalando las electronicas.  Deja de joder al profe, Riito!!

 

Ese chaval!

Pero, si fuera yo, escojeria la voz del otro sexo, para despistar a la policia.

No, yo estoy con el profe, el chaval es muy inmaduro.

 

Pero los genios son raros.  Y el profe, si, es un tipo raro, pero la bomba, Tokyo, tb es muy inmadura!  Y si, hay una diferencia entre el origami y los videojuegos:  el origami es un util para calmarse, pero los videojuegos hacen una persona aun màs inmadura!!

 

 

Pero si, Tokyo!  Es verdad:  empezo todo en la primaria!  Y asi es con toda la gente que acaban en la carcel: empieza en la ninez!

 

Por fin, Berlin a perdido la cabeza, preguntando si Nairobi “ha sinchronizado la regla con la de Tokyo!”

 

🙂

!!

 

Pero ahi està la clave!  Que la inspectora no tiene ni idea de como es o era la vida de Tokyo:  no ha tenido nunca un lugar bonita donde se sentîa feliz.

La inspectora veiene de la clase media, y asi ni puede imaginar lo que es de estar sola las noches sin nadia por que tu mamà te deja sola, a los ocho anyos!

 

Y el muy estupido chaval de Rio, creyendo que Nairobi puede simplemente tener otro hijo para reemplazar el que le extranya!

 

Gracias, chaval!  Por una vez, Rio se da cuenta de que a dicho algo muy estupido!  Y orale, Nairobi:  buscando la manera de joder a Berlin que no termina entregandose!

 

Y que agrado ver la inspectora tan enojada y actuando con decision!

Asi es porqué los criminales intentan colocarse en las investigaciones.

 

 

Yo misma tendrîa que pegar un tiro a ese imbecile de Arturito.

 

4 segundos si, basta, por que te matan a tiros, chavala!

 

Y, el profe llamando justo en el buen momento!

 

Vaya, que tension!!

 

Gracias Nairobi!  This must be one of the best episode endings in all of TV history:   

Empieza el Matriarcado!

     Orale!!

…

 

 

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    Last week’s review was: Two Thought Thursday, La Casa de Papel (Money Heist): “E se io muoio da partigiano” -Really “The Resistance?” , 

and

Next weeks will be: Two Lessons On Empathy from La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) p2e4, ep. 17: ;

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  “Somos la resistencia.”   ?De Véras?   –Ahora, tal véz…

   We are the Resistance.     Really?   –Now, maybe…

Shira

 

Action Prompts:

1.)  Share your thoughts on how we can be part of the Peaceful Resistance…

2.) Write a book, story, post or tweet that uses these thoughts.

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Turkish Tuesdays, and Last Lessons from Hakan:Muhafiz/The Protector, s2e8, on Learning via Empathy, and Empathy as a Sacred Duty

What do we learn from season 2, episode 8?

Lessons:

1.)  Know your friends and your enemies: empathy will show the difference.

2.)  Even when the struggle seems hopeless, empathy is what will keep volunteers working on the Sacred Duty to help others.

    The Crimean War was a while ago.

Faysal is a master manipulator, so what is he after, bringing them together.

And Levent has a point:  people have ruined this world, but we can Do Better.

That is why Hakan accepts the Kutsal görev.

Faysal just has to be in charge, even when he’s not.

And he always wants a weakness he can use against even his servants, which they are, right now: to help him get Rüya back.

Why don’t they wear flak jackets?!

Last week was s2e7: Turkish Tuesdays, and Two Lessons from Hakan:Muhafiz/The Protector, s2e7, on Empathy for Misplaced Love, and Names ;

              This is the last review I will do for this series, unless I hear from Readers who’d like to see more.

Shira

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Review: La Nuit Des Temps & Social Empathy?

I recall (having read this book    when I was teaching myself French, so definitely needs a re-read) that I did not like the criteria for choosing the lady, and also didn’t really like the plot, but I did love the message: Let’s not ruin our planet, again…

Je me souviens que je n’avais pas aimait les critères pour avoir choisi la femme, ni le scénario, mais, le message, si, j’aime: ne gachent pas la planète, autre fois…

So, my question is this: how can a leader build enough empathy to get people to want to help provide housing for every person, even those not seen as “deserving” yet/anymore?

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Two Thought Thursday, La Casa de Papel (Money Heist): “E se io muoio da partigiano” -Really “The Resistance?”

      1.)  Ok, so does marking a point or two against an abusive person, or system, really make you part of The Resistance?

      2.)  If your followers do not learn to follow your principles, are they really your students, after all?

        Finally:  Bella ciao, and Partisans:  The song came from Italy via the Labor Movement…

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Y, por fin, Berlin ya no està al mando!  Gracias, Tokyo!

Que valentia, Profe:  fingir un mal del estomago, quemar algo en vez de ‘irse al bano’ y entonces, provokar a un hombre armado mientras tus alumnos pelean entre si, amenazando al Berlin, quien no siente nada de todos modos, asi que no sirve intentar torturarlo para que cuente el plan Chernobyl!   Solo él es capaz de reir cuando juegan a la Ruleta Ruso.  Y el Profe ha estudiado muy bien su Aikido…

Pero si matan a Berlin, no podrian salir, ya que solo èl sabe todo del Plan.  Gracias Nairobi!  Tokyo si es una descerebrada de mierda.  Y es cierto, ella es una tonta, provokando a alguien armada que no puedes ver!  Estupida!  Al menos el Profe tiene la cabeza fria y en plena funcionimiento!

No se a ido todo a la mierda!

Si, Nairobi!  Tiene valor, e inteligencia!

Y despues de haber perdido una lucha justa, el exMarido detiene al Profe injustamente!  Que sorpresa!

Helsinki, no, no lo mates, oops, era Berlin!  Aun peor! No la va a torturar, va a hacer aun peor: entregarla a la policia, y de ahi, la carcel segura, penal permanente por asesinato, que ya estaba en busca y captura ante del atraco.

Hasta se siente pena por ella, y aun màs odio por Berlin!  Sabîa que la iban  a humilar!  Y en publico!

  Ganar Tiempo…

 Y, en claro que Tokyo espiaba al Profe, aunque “los angeles de la guarda no mienten.”  Cierto, que ella tiene la sangre mas caliente…  y…  perdio la cabeza, pero Berlin quiere que se toman las manos!

Gracia, Rio!  Berlin si es un psicopata de mierda!   Pero es cierto, no pueden tener una bomba como a Tokyo ahi dentro con ellos.

Nunca accepta un abrazo de Berlin!

Asi es: matar a Berlin!  Yo lo haria tb!

Y no la dan nada para cubrirse!

Orale, Profe!  La verdad!  y entretenarlos a la vez!

Al menos la inspectora ha rectificado  la falta de ropa!

Claro, por en seguida preguntar “Quien es el profesor?”

y lo malo es que Tokyo  sabe!

Ayyyyyy!!!   “La Resistencia” -seguro?

    Ellos no!

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    Last week’s review was of part 2, ep. 1 Two Thought Thursdays -La Casa de Papel (Money Heist): p2e1: You Can Do It, but Should You? , 

Next week will be ep. Two Thought Thursday, La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) P2, ep. 3, & Real Empathy Requires Knowing…  …

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  “Somos la resistencia.”

   We are the Resistance.

Shira 

Action Prompts:

1.)  Share your thoughts on how we can be part of the Peaceful Resistance…

2.) Write a book, story, post or tweet that uses these thoughts.

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Turkish Tuesdays, and Two Lessons from Hakan:Muhafiz/The Protector, s2e7, on Empathy for Misplaced Love, and Names

What do we learn from season 2, episode 7?

Lessons:

1.)  Sorry for the heartbreak, Hakan, but sometimes there is a very good reason for those traditions you disdain.

2.)  Even those with beautiful names can still lack the empathy that should go with them.

    For those who don’t speak Turkish, Rüya, the name of our new evil leader, literally means dream.

Nice touch,  because what that company is planning to do now will definitely change the world.

The Covered Market  (aka the Grand Bazaar ) has a terrace?

İt’s horrible to feel alone.

Even with a whole army around you to be family.

O kadın  her kese kullanır.

And just as Hakan didn’t understand how important he was, Levent doesn’t seem to understand how important he is now either.

Yes!!  A very cool library!!

Oops:. Yet another very good reason to keep the Muhafız and his family tightly connected to the Sadık Olanları.

So much for that dream…

Umm, Hakan, what are you thinking?

Last week was s2e6: Turkish Tuesdays, and Two Lessons from Hakan:Muhafiz/The Protector, s2e6, on Empathy, and Mistakes ,

and

next is the final episode:  s2e8: Turkish Tuesdays, and Last Lessons from Hakan:Muhafiz/The Protector, s2e8, on Learning via Empathy, and Empathy as a Sacred Duty ;

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