....In Translation

This blog is all about my new fav tv show "Lost". I vaguely remember there being a lot of hype about it when it first came out, but I really had no interest in a show about people being stranded on an island. So about a month ago I tuned in to the Sci-Fi channel to watch Star Trek. Instead there was some other show, it started out with a plane crash and even though I didn't know anything about the show I was able to guess in the first couple minutes that it was the show Lost. There was nothing else on tv so I just left it play in the background while I surfed the internet or organized my mp3's or some other such thing.I got hooked about 10 minutes in and I haven't missed a minute since, making sure I either tuned in or set the DVD-R every Monday since.

I love shows with diverse characters, ones that I can relate to regardless of who they are. What is really interesting about this show is a lot of the characters have some kind of connection before the plane crash, and they don't even realize it. I really like the diversity, just when you start to dislike a character, they show you their background and you somehow can relate where they are coming from. It’s a similar style to my favorite author Chuck Palahniuk, just without all the super twisted characters.

My favorite character is John Locke. He is a man of faith, even if his faith isn't always clear. The show deals a lot with karma and destiny. After watching the show you realize that the characters are not just lost on the island, they are lost in their life, searching for something, and they are getting a second chance at starting a new life. Fate has thrown them together to help each other out.

The show reminds me of change, feeling lost, karma and all the stuff I have learned over the last few years. Its interesting how some of the things from the show stand out to some of the things I have thought or even some recent conversations I have had.

One particular quote from the show got me thinking about a conversation I have had recently and even though this won't mean anything to most people, it got me thinking.
John Locke is frustrated and is thinking about stopping to ‘push the button’. He says how he feels like a “rat in a maze without any cheese”. Mr. Eko tells him that “We do it because we believe we are meant to”.


"Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?"