Last night I finally watched Avatar…yay for me! Not being able to spend money usually doesn’t bugged me, but the fact that I couldn’t just book myself tickets to the movie of the Milllennium, was somewhat irritating, I won’t lie 

Then last night I get a call from my Friend Kerrie who tells me that she and Michel had an extra ticket for Avatar at Tygervalley…and in 3D! SCORE! Thanks to you guys, I have seen the best movie ever. Also, thanks to Jared (who actually was meant to be going but couldn’t for some crazy reason…you missed out Dude!)

So, what do I mean by Avatar’s South African connection? Yes, I am not kidding. District 9 and Invictus are not the only internationally successful, movies of late with a link to our beautiful country. Ok, the link with Avatar is much more subtle, less in your face – yet, deeply profound and beautiful. I’ll explain…

On Pandora, the indiginous Na’vi People  greet each other by saying “I see you.” Does that ring any bells? Well if you are South African, it should. In Zulu, Sawubona, means the same thing: “I see you.”

In fact, it actually means “We see you”, which is a far deeper and even more profound. Consider for a moment what that means…it is beautiful and powerful. It points to forgotten truth, that we are all connected. This truth is acknowledged and celebrated in each greeting!

Please watch this video in which Orland Bishop shares his views on the subject. This guy puts it so beautifully.

If you are reading this as a note on my Facebook profile, you can watch the video on Youtube.

Thanks for reading

Much love
Adin

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