This last year has been a year of "change" for me, to say the least. My father knows Dan Millman after working with him at a seminar when I was very young. Dan signed a copy of his books for my brother and I which my father brought home to us. It then became a tradition, or a nightly ritual, if you will, for my dad to read aloud the Peaceful Warrior saga to my brother and I. We were enthralled by the stories of course, but at such young ages, it was quite difficult to harness the ideas chanelled by Dan.
Years passed and I am now a college student. I grew up with my father throughout high school. He is an energy healer who features his work a panoply of different healing modalities. He is a very deep and present man, so much so that it is difficult for many people to be around him because of their anxieties for one reason or another. Thus, very anxious people become uncomfortable around a calm and present individual. For lack of a better choice of a word to express my long and needed "change," I have been 'tainted' by my father and his presence and powerful energy field. So, as my adolescent years continued, it became increasingly intolerable for me to be around many of my friends, not because they were bad people, but because I began to feel their problems and anxieties. My meditative practices brought me to deeper places within myself that I had not visited before. Less and less, I drank alcohol and smoked pot. I finally got to the point where I couldn't handle ther effects of any substance that 'disconnected' me from my energetical senses.
When I was home working one weekend during college, my father took a look at me and smiled, seemingly having read my clean and balanced energy. Later that night, he handed me a new copy of Way of the Peaceful Warrior and told me, "I think its time you read this now." I read it and could not have imagined a better time for me to read this story. It has helped me so much on my own journey; the most useful guide and tool of my teenage years, and one of the most for my entire life.
As far as the film goes, I did not have high expectations walking into it because I knew that there was no way that the film could capture as much depth as Dan Millman's story. But, I was impressed, moved, and inspired. The film went passed the words of the story and brought a new 'heart' to the narrative. Scott Mechlowitz's performance was a knockout. Unfortunately those who see the film who have not yet read the book will have some trouble taking in what the film says and will most likely get the feeling that the filmmakers are just trying to ram a bunch of spiritual ideas down their throats. But I urge all who see the film on this basis to not be judgemental and to watch the film open minded, and more importantly, with an open heart.
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17 years ago
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graghutthamareddy
17 years ago
Hi,
Last year in 2006 just for questioning my employer (for a big company) why he is paying twce as much for my collegue than me he removed me from the job that day itself saying that broke the contract and robbed me off as he didnt pay me my 3 months pay. I mean that was my first job and i had lot of loans when I though my life was settled this happened. I felt like killing myself. Suddenly when one day i was gong through the barnes and nobles book store this title "THE WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR" caught my eye. I never read any novel tilll now forget abt complatng but I completed it in 1 week. It gave me new hope. With that inspiration I completed my certfication and got a much better job and I am a happy man now. I think although this may not be sgnificant for most of the ppl this really is a lfe changng experence for me.
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