Welcome to this week's 5BF: Jordon Peterson and his wisdom
on life, bunch of movie recommendations, articles about physics, ethics,
literature, and more...
1 - Feb wrap-up and March book-haul
I only managed to read 3 books in February, where the genre I was supposed to read was 'nonfiction science'. 3 may sound fewer, but it gave me pretty much to learn and think about. Here is a look back at what I read in February.
In March, I shall be reading Iranian literature. It has
already started off with a great novel from Parisa Reza, 'The Gardens of Consolation'. In this book haul blog, I have talked about the books I will be
reading during this month. From what I know, I will be both nostalgic and merry
this month.
2 - this week's articles
Storyhealing @aeon - this article highlights the interesting
and deep relationship between medicine and literature, and how each one
complements the other in remedying the humankind of many illnesses of body and
soul.
What is everything made of @aeon - this is an article for
the physics geeks out there, where the author gathers all the works of physics
from classical and modern to figure out the building blocks of our universe. Very
interesting!
The right thing to do @aeon - much of our morality focus
goes into differentiating evil and good, but what if we are stuck into choosing
between two 'good' choices? The author of this article beautifully and
articulately sums up the three viewpoints when it comes to choosing the right
thing, and evaluates how should we go about living our lives ethically.
3 - movie recommendations
Coming to America (1 and 2): if you want to have a good time
and are looking for some fun and light-hearted movies, well Coming to America
and its newly released sequel will be a right choice for you, as it was for me.
The King of Zamunda wants to marry his son, but the Prince wants to find his
own bride, so he goes to America. In the sequel, a similar thing happens to the
prior Prince, now King, himself. Worth watching.
One night in Miami: a fictional story where the big stars of
black rights movement, Muslim activist Malcom X, the world champ boxer Muhammad Ali,
the brilliant singer Sam Cooke, and the successful NBA player Jim Brown, are
all friends and spend a night together discussing the oppression being done against
the blacks in America and what their role as stars and leaders are to make a
fairer society for them.
The Father: I was looking forward for this movie for a few months now, and it did not disappoint me. It is a movie about an old man in his
early stages of dementia, and how his relationship with his daughter, his only
family, suffers because of it. This movie depicts the disease of dementia powerfully and, in the process, shows man's relationship with his/her memory. A
slight fickle in your brain, and there goes your life, upside down. Riveting!
Raya and the Last Dragon: a spectacular animation and story
from Disney. A movie about the power of trusting one and other and having faith
in your fellow human kind. I could not stop my tears.
4 - podcast: Jordon Peterson @timferrisshow
I came to know about Peterson from the internet, and it was
not a pleasant introduction at all. Ever since, I have wanted to like this man,
contrary to the somewhat unreputable image of his on the internet. In this interview with Ferris, I came to know more about Peterson while my previous thoughts about him got
firmer. However, if you do not know about the author of '12 Rules for Life',
this is a great place to start. Peterson certainly has knowledgeable wisdom to
offer on life in this podcast.
5: this week's quote
- Emily Dickinson