The other night, I had the delight of watching
the newly released animated film “Inside Out” whose main characters depicted five
emotions living inside an 11 year old girl.
As a child and adolescent psychiatrist and
human being with a wide array of emotions, I see the potential for this film to
help children and adults alike to recognize, accept and even appreciate the universal
presence, function, value, changing nature and interplay of all emotions as characters in the plays
of lives of all human beings.
I was reminded of “The Guest House”, the
quintessential poem by 13th century poet Rumi about welcoming all
emotions as guests to be invited in and treated honourably.
Inside Out playfully and humorously points to
the relationships between emotions and life experiences, memories, thoughts,
and action.
The film also introduces the relational aspect
of being human and how emotions in one individual can impact on the emotional
life of another: beautifully exploring the human capacity for connection, empathy and
compassionate action.
Whether or not you are accompanied by a child/children, you may enjoy seeing the entire movie in 3D in a theatre!
Enjoy the weekend
Lee
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