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This man worked his Disquiet.
Forrest Whitaker gave a very inspiring acceptance speech at the Oscars.
This is a man who clearly has navigated his Disquiet. He speaks of his vocation as a way of connecting to the light that is in each of us. He is a bright light. He exemplifies a man who knows what he is about and his life work has lined up as an external expression of it.
You know at some deep level when you are in the presence or hear from a man who is
rock-solid about what he is living for. The kind of being that can only come from doing the hard work of struggling and then learning from his Disquiet. It’s a hard journey but you can see a great example of the benefits here.
You can see and hear the speech here. There is a brief scene of the movie for which he won the best actor and the speech follows.
You can read the text of his speech here, thanks to CK. And thanks to Dawud for turning me on to the speech.
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Tags: Men's Roles, The Disquiet, forest whitaker, inspiration, learning, men s issues, personal development, personal growth, vocation
March 2nd, 2007 at 6:58 pm
What a beautiful (and enlightening) take on “working his disquiet”. That…and Forest’s speech…will stay with me for some time. Hopefully always. So glad to know of your blog now.
March 2nd, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Thanks CK - It is moving. And glad you found me - come back often!