Como todo puede ser una fuente de inspiración, o un gran momento de aprendizaje, he querido transcribir hoy, uno de los diálogos (casi monólogo) más provocativos, fascinantes e interesantes que yo he encontrado.
Como dice en mi perfil, me gusta la ciencia ficción. Aún teniendo un amplio gusto (que se transfiere a otros elementos o aspectos de mi vida, de igual manera) hay cosas que me gustan más que otras.
Una de ellas es un personaje llamado G´Kar en la Serie de Televisión "Babilonia 5". Lo más increible fue ver ciencia ficción para adultos, en donde el contenido y el fondo eran más importantes que la forma o los efectos, pero particularmente, el desarrollo de un personaje subyugado, amargado, lleno de odio, violencia y recelo en una persona dueña del universo en el que se encontraba, feliz de lo que aprendiera y de lo que encontrara.
En un momento culminante de su desarrollo, terminó conversando con sus congéneres de la verdad, de la vida y de cómo vivirla y ante la pregunta "Qué es la verdad, y qué es Di-s" inició un discurso que cambió muchas cosas en mí.
No quiero traducir el guión, ni los comentarios que encontré y por ello, transcribo casi fielmente la escena. Quiero compartir conmigo y con todos esta oportunidad de ver algo más que nuestro propio futuro como lo encontrado y no como la búsqueda.
Atte.,
From Babylon5, Season 5, "Meditations on the Abyss",
G'Kar is lecturing his followers on the evils of being too serious, as if that will prove that they are better than everyone else, more enlightened. They can't be free until they learn to laugh at themselves, and from laughter comes wisdom. G'Kar asks for the next question. A follower throws a couple of big ones at him:
Narn: "What is truth? And what is God?"
G'Kar: "You don't really want an answer to that question."
Narn: "Yes, I do. Please."
G'Kar: "If I take a lamp and shine it toward a wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth, for understanding. Too often, we assume that the light on the wall is God. But the light is not the goal of the search. It is the result of the search. The more intense the search, the brighter the light on the wall. The brighter the light on the wall, the greater the sense of revelation upon seeing it."
The followers are not following this at all. G'Kar has them all confounded. Dr. Franklin stands in the background smiling at their confusion.
G'Kar: "Similarly, someone who does not search, who does not bring a lantern with him...sees nothing. (He sighs in frustration) What we perceive as God is the byproduct of our search for God. It may simply be an appreciation of the light, pure and unblemished, not understanding that it comes from us. Sometimes we stand in front of the light and assume that we are the center of the universe. God looks astonishingly like we do. Or we turn to look at our shadow and assume that all is darkness. If we allow ourselves to get in the way, we defeat the purpose, which is to use the light of our search to illuminate the wall in all its beauty...and all its flaws...and in so doing better understand the world around us."
Narn: "Ah...yes...but... What is truth? And what is God?"
G'Kar laughs. At this rate, they're never going to get it. This time G'Kar answers more simply.
G'Kar: "Truth is a river, and God is the mouth of the river."
The room is filled with murmurs of understanding. Franklin smiles and gives G'Kar a sympathetic shrug.
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