I was reading Fr. Tito Caluag's Sunday column in the Inquirer today where he featured some of the wise words of Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, who directed the opening ceremonies of this year's London Olympics.
Everyone knew it would be difficult to top the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies so Boyle and his team took the next best step! They just accepted that as fact and moved on. Instead of focusing on how to upstage what is the gold standard for these momentous event, Boyle decided to focus on the best that Britain could offer and the incredible wellspring of creativity these islands had.
Below is my most favorite quote from Fr. Caluag's column -
"In accepting their limitations, in acknowledging others were better than them, they attained the freedom to be creative. They showed the best of who they are. They excelled by simply being who they are and not worrying about being like someone else."
I actually enjoyed both the opening and the closing ceremonies of the London Olympic Games. Yes, it was universally agreed that Beijing was still the gold standard for that, but they were just so entertaining and the humor was just downright pat British that those events were able to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack! I mean, One Direction in the Olympics, and Annie Lennox!! Worked for me!
Everyone knew it would be difficult to top the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies so Boyle and his team took the next best step! They just accepted that as fact and moved on. Instead of focusing on how to upstage what is the gold standard for these momentous event, Boyle decided to focus on the best that Britain could offer and the incredible wellspring of creativity these islands had.
Below is my most favorite quote from Fr. Caluag's column -
"In accepting their limitations, in acknowledging others were better than them, they attained the freedom to be creative. They showed the best of who they are. They excelled by simply being who they are and not worrying about being like someone else."
I actually enjoyed both the opening and the closing ceremonies of the London Olympic Games. Yes, it was universally agreed that Beijing was still the gold standard for that, but they were just so entertaining and the humor was just downright pat British that those events were able to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack! I mean, One Direction in the Olympics, and Annie Lennox!! Worked for me!
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