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The 7 Shapes â Reflected in the Stories We Love
Not only in the magical world of Esperia, but right here on our beautiful planet Earth, we can also find echoes of the 7 Shapesâhidden in plain sight.
While we may not possess the magical powers of the Espers, we carry within us a human equivalent of their StarDust:
our incredible brain.
What if we looked at the world around us with greater awareness?
What if the stories we read, the movies we watch, the anime, manga, and books we cherishâŠ
were more than just entertainment?
Each post below explores the presence of wisdom, balance, willpower, empathy, and moreâthrough the lens of popular culture.
Letâs rediscover what inspires us, one tale at a time.
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Learning from our failures : how to be a winner
Read more: Learning from our failures : how to be a winner“When you give up, the game is over” This scene is very famous in Japan, even for those who have never actually read the manga. During a game where Hisashi Mitsui, a talented basketball player and his team are losing and he is about to give up after a turnover. Anzai-sensei appears before him and…
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Overcome your past
Read more: Overcome your pastCecil is the main character of Final Fantasy 4 and we begin the game with him as a Dark Knight, who can make use of skills and attacks using the power of Darkness. He is a loyal knight to his king, but some tragic events, involving him involuntarily ravaging a whole harmless small town, makes…
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Don’t let others pull you down : believe in yourself
Read more: Don’t let others pull you down : believe in yourselfTrinity is running for her life as agents are after her and they end up jumping from roof to roof of buildings. At one point, they do a jump so big that the one of the cops chasing her says âItâs impossibleâ in an iconic dramatic way. When we see, for the first time in…
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Everyone Falls the First Time
Read more: Everyone Falls the First TimeWhen Neo first wakes up in the real world, Morpheus believes he has found the One. Neo undergoes a short training session and is loaded into a program to test his awareness: the jump test. He fails miserably, and Cypher, a member of Morpheusâs crew, remarks, “Everyone falls the first time,” while the others grow…
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It’s by combining our forces that we will able to reshape the future of humanity
Read more: It’s by combining our forces that we will able to reshape the future of humanityGoku is certainly one of the strongest characters ever created in a manga. He is strong, can fly and can even teleport to other universes instantaneously. But on a few difficult encounters, he still asks for help to create a powerful move called the Genkidama, that gets stronger when more people lend some of their…
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Awakening Through Music: Rage Against The Machine, The Matrix, and Our Responsibility
Read more: Awakening Through Music: Rage Against The Machine, The Matrix, and Our ResponsibilityIâll be honest with you, I believe I may have never heard or begun to appreciate this band if it werenât for one of my favorite movies, The Matrix by the Wachowskis. The song plays at the perfect moment, right at the end of the movie when Neo, having become the One, hangs up the…
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If we act, a better future isn’t a dream
Read more: If we act, a better future isn’t a dream“Imagine all the peopleSharing all the worldYou may say I’m a dreamerBut I’m not the only oneI hope someday you’ll join usAnd the world will live as one”â John Lennon, Imagine As long as we strive to be role models for our family, friends, and society, a better future is not just a dream. Our…