Into Great Silence Response

The movie, Into Great Silence, is quite compelling. It gives us the viewers great insight into the lifestyle of the monks of the monastery. It showed us how powerful silence can be, but also how it can enhance our connection to nature, self, others, and God if we choose to believe in a God or Higher Power. It showed how spirituality can be felt even in silence. The most beautiful things are often the things we take for granted. For instance the beauty of nature which surrounds the monastery, the mountains, the snow. It is beautiful but many of us are too busy to stop and "smell the roses"..or in the case of the monks, stop and take in the beauty all around us. This movie has definitely helped to open my eyes the the spirituality all around us, even in silence.