Posts Tagged ‘Essays’

Last night, the final new Tuesday episode aired. As much as it moved things forward and set up the finale, I don’t have much to say other than this:

I remain pretty convinced of the general direction I posed the show taking in last week’s post and the post from the week before.
For a show so [...]

Good and Evil and In Between
The third from the last episode, and we start to see, literally and figuratively, a light at the end of the tunnel. And I believe more than ever in what I’ve said about Lost providing a complicated, atypical look at “good” vs. “evil.”
A Woman kills the twins’ Mother, apologizing to [...]

Yes, I haven’t written about Lost for ages. Yes, I’ve procrastinated across the better part of the entire series in what was intended to be episode by episode commentary. Yes, this isn’t an episode-specific commentary. Yes, I realize nobody probably even reads this or cares much about my take on the show. But here are [...]

Claire dreams of her baby’s disappearance. In the dream, Locke says, “It was your respnsibility but you gave him away, Claire. Everyone pays the price now.” She goes through the crib, only to get blood on her hands. This episode will soon tell us that she wanted to put the baby up for adoption. Is [...]

The survivors can travel with each other, they can bond with others, and they can do so all the more effectively through and after their journeys, but each individual journey is a solitary one.
Sayid finds the cable to the ocean. What is it? A first thought might be some connection to the outside world, reasonable [...]

A Path and a Practice: Using Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching as a Guide to an Awakened Spiritual LifeBy William Martin
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The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents By William Martin
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Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and HarmonyBy Deng Ming-Dao
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The Couple’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Lovers By William Martin
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Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the TaoBy Wayne W. Dyer
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