I never expected that a three-hour film — The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan — would sweep me off my feet the way it did. It moved me, shook me, opened my eyes wider, and let me step deeper into something unknown, unseen, hidden — beautiful, yet also sorrowful. And I'll say this from the start: this isn't a film review. It's a review of my own feelings, of the spiritual journey I took alongside Odysseus — the film's protagonist — over those three hours in the theater.
This is my very first blog post. I've been working up to it for years, hiding behind every excuse imaginable, all while feeling an overwhelming urge — a need, really — to share the way I see the world, the reality around me, and my own spiritual experience.
My name is Agata — from the Greek, meaning good. To begin doing good, I first had to dig myself out, to unearth the goodness that had been buried beneath everything else. How long did that take? Fifteen years — and counting. The search for the truth about who I really am has become my hobby, my life's purpose, my passion. Was it easy? No. Did it hurt? It hurt deeply — and sometimes it still does. But was it worth it? Absolutely, without question.
These days, I feel like Odysseus himself, finally home after years of wandering and war, with only a hazy memory of how he fought to survive, clinging to a raft. He knew he couldn't give up. The wind howled, the pain was constant, the sea swallowed him whole. He had nothing to eat, nothing to drink. He suffered — but he knew he wanted to survive, because someone was waiting for him.
And who was waiting for me? The peace I found — and continue to discover — the peace I want to hold onto no matter the circumstances. To be like a tree that stands firm through the storm, its branches swaying while its roots hold fast.
Odysseus's character moved me deeply. Watching the film, tears streamed steadily down my face. In his story, I saw a part of myself — my own fierce determination to live, to simply be, to feel fully, to find peace, to wake up each morning and say: hello, beautiful day — I love this life.
This film gave me the courage to finally start sharing goodness. It gave me the push I needed, and that's how this first post on my blog came to be. More will follow.
Dive in with me.
Agamo