Maybe that's what these films are doing. They are my way of blessing the child
Hayao MiyazakiRead
I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of appreciating and valuing life.
Hayao Miyazaki expresses a profound sentiment about the significance of life, particularly aimed at children. He aims to inspire the younger generation to recognize the beauty and worth of living, encouraging them to find joy and meaning even amidst challenges. This message highlights the importance of fostering a positive outlook on life from a young age.
In practice
A motivational speech at a school assembly can incorporate this quote to inspire students.
Maybe that's what these films are doing. They are my way of blessing the child
You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. Pledge yourself to neither side, but vow instead to preserve the balance that exists between the two.
But remember this, Japanese boy... airplanes are not tools for war. They are not for making money. Airplanes are beautiful dreams. Engineers turn dreams into reality.
I’d like to see Manhattan underwater. I’d like to see when the human population plummets and there are no more high rises, because nobody’s buying them. I’m excited about that. Money and desire—all that is going to collapse, and wild green grasses are going to take over.
To be born means being compelled to choose an era, a place, a life. To exist here, now, means to lost the possibility of being countless other potential selves.. Yet once being born there is no turning back. And I think that's exactly why the fantasy worlds of cartoon movies so strongly represent our hopes and yearnings. They illustrate a world of lost possibilities for us.
The villains are all parts of me. For years I've been wondering what it would be like if all those negative elements were forced onto the main character's side. I can understand a character with that kind of anger.
Life took over 4 billion years to evolve into you, and you've about 70 more years to enjoy it. Don't just pursue happiness, catch it.
We have reached the age, those of us to whom fortune has assigned a post in life's struggle, when beaten and smashed and biffed by the lashing of the dragon's tail, we begin to appreciate that the old man was not such a fool after all. We saw our parents wrestling with the same dragon, and we thought, though we never spoke a thought aloud, 'Why doesn't he hit him on the head?' Alas, comrads, we know now. We have hit the dragon on the head and we have seen the dragon smile.
I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother. I wanted to construct something that contained some of these feelings that I had, some of these discoveries or revelations.
I want to go everywhere, look at and listen to everything. You can go crazy with some of the wonderful stuff there is in life.
On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.
And I think now that fate is shaped half by expectation, half by inattention. But somehow, when you lose something you love, faith takes over. -Rose
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