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La Liberté
Freedom. What does the word mean to you? One thing it cannot mean is imprisonment. That's why prisons exist: to restrict a person's freedom as punishment and for the protection of others. But another thing it cannot mean is anarchy. What we need is true freedom to become the kind of people we are destined to become. Are you free to navigate your...
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How do you approach the world? Do you try to discover its meaning, or apply your own meaning to it? In this video, a man decides he is unhappy with his world, so he "remixes" it. Like this man, we value freedom highly, but recognize that freedom without restraint or guidance of any kind is anarchy. Anarchy paradoxically results in LESS freedom,...
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The Haircut
"One-size fits all" rarely is true when it comes to certain style preferences like haircuts. A barber shop like the one depicted in the video probably wouldn't get much business. Yet even though people vary in their aesthetic preferences, they all need haircuts and other personal hygiene care. Similarly, if we neglect part of our lives, there may...
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Rain
Forgiveness. It's a word that can bring to mind comfort or anxiety (or both) depending which side of the forgiving you're on. When life throws you unexpected obstacles and you take a wrong turn, the desire to be forgiven is natural and appropriate. The guilt that a person naturally (and, usually, rightly) feels when they do something wrong is...
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Not Evelyn Cho
When a delivery man shows up at her door with a package for Evelyn Cho, Sarah sees an opportunity. Could this mistake be the start of something good? Armed with a credit card and an internet connection Sarah decides that not being Evelyn Cho might be just the life she’s been looking for. But how far is too far and will she be okay when she realizes...
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Vinyl
When you lose something, the desire to recover it can seem more important than anything else. If you've lost a gold coin, it may give you little consolation that the remaining coins are safe and sound. You want to find the one that is lost! Sometimes people talk about "seeking God." But is it possible that God has been actively seeking you for a...
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Wreck
The new year is always a time of new beginnings. Is there anything you wish you could forget? Forgetfulness is usually problematic but sometimes there are things we wish we could leave in that past. They can even prevent us from becoming everything that we wish we could be. Have you ever wished there was a solution like the one presented in this...
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The Knight's Tour
In chess, "The Knight's Tour" is an ancient puzzle that has challenged players for centuries. In this video, it represents a deeper battle that all of us face, the battle between our ideal selves, our actual selves, and the constant intrusion of those parts that we would prefer remained hidden. No other human being knows you better than you know...
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