Mando & SG-1: Aspiration and Teamwork

1-21-21

I'm watching SG-1 and listening to an awesome mix of the best music clips from both seasons of The Mandalorian. 

SG-1 was on air for 10 years. I've watched interviews of the people who acted in and work on this show and it had a lot in common with all the people on The Mandalorian. But Jon and Dave in doing The Mandalorian and especially in creating the Child, baby Grogu in the Star Wars universe has tapped so deep into the consciousness it touches the infinite. That feeling you get when looking at the baby Yoda, is being in touch with the infinite. I might even call it the Force. We know when things feel good and wholesome, and when they stink. But apparently, as in all other abilities, having a good moral compass and a very astute bullshit detector is not as common as we would like to think. These are vital in being able to tell right and wrong, and knowing that is how one follows the Way. And there is a Way. You can feel it within yourself. And The Mandalorian is all about the Way. It is about caring for one another.  To me, this is the way, tho it is much easier said than done.

 

Oh that's right. I had originally started with the thought about wanting things to be more aspirational, uplifting, trite as that sounds. I go back to the shows I watched and the way the world felt, at least to me, it was like a golden age and there are many ideals we need to recover and bring forward to today. 

The lesson to learn from SG-1 is how to be a team. Each member has their strengths along with their own set of quirks. O'Neill, Jackson, Carter, and Teal'c. Would that we could find some way to do this in the groups we belong to. The goal is to not only accomplish necessary tasks but also to accomplish that sense teamwork. Something that the Japanese culture works hard to cultivate in their society. There is such a huge difference, but bridging that gap is doable and working on learning how to do that. Wish me luck.