Sunshine and the Beach

Siyona (syō’•nā): Sanskrit: 1. soft, gentle, agreeable, tender; 2. a ray of sunlight; 3. a sack; 4. a soft couch; 5. a pleasant situation; 6. delight, happiness; 7. a little girl who brings a sack full of tender sunshine to Seattle.*******Sahil (sā'•hĭl): Arabic, Turkish, Urdu: shoreline, littoral. The root of the word "Swahili"; a name for the shoreline of Tunisia; the northern border of the Sahara desert; a symbol in Urdu poetry for hope at sea; the name of a little boy who lives in Seattle.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Sahil's (Trance) Medley of Songs from the Sound of Music

Since we don't have cable, and since my wife and her two sisters have this deep and somewhat disturbing love for the Sound of Music (film and soundtrack), the key to Sahil's cultural education thus far has been this film. He has learned about love and betrayal; about happiness and suffering; about innocence and its loss; about Austrian nationalism and the evils of the Nazis; about ballroom dancing and yodeling; and about the problem of Maria (a nun who's on the lookout for love!). So naturally the songs have seeped deeply into his subconscious, and if you view the video we've taken, you'll notice a certain trance-like state, a kind of euphoria, which appears only in such deeply spiritual acts as one sees among the Tibetan Chant Masters. One hears the cosmic sounds: DoReMe...

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