This past few weeks have been tainted by this project. It's become apart of my life the way that most projects do. This project is a little different, though. I've been thinking a lot about the film.
The documentary I watched, "Holy Hell," featured a group of people who became apart of a cult in the 80's. The film shows how it all began so innocent and slowly, over the course of 20 years, it began to unravel.
Watching the film, I couldn't help but wonder in what ways we're being played the same way the people in the cult were being played by their leader. In the end of the film, we find out that the leader had been sexually abusive to most of the men in the group, aside from slowly becoming a self involved dictator.
Of course, I'm sure most of us aren't being played this harshly. But I do believe that so many people are being manipulated by politicians, church leaders, celebrities, even. In previous posts I've briefly mentioned growing up in a church I now don't see eye to eye with. I left the church two years ago, ad began my dissent from it years before that, but watching this film, I couldn't help but see the similarities between the cult and the church I grew up in.
It took me years to see the shortcomings, the hypocrisies, and lies I was being fed day after day. I used to be an incredibly loyal member of the is church. Looking back on who I was then makes me cringe. It was all because I was being blinded to what was happening.
I suppose what I learned from this was to take a closer look at what we all just accept to be true. Take a look at what we believe. You never know what could be under the surface.
This blog was deep and yet surface level does not seem too complicated. Great ideas. I completely agree though, it does not ever hurt to take a deep unbiased look at what we are supporting and believe in. Making sure thats what we think is right and not just following.
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