Finding LIFE's SECRET
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- Опубліковано 3 вер 2019
- "If you look at zero, you see nothing. When you look through it, you see everything."
Antoinette Pienaar lives in the Great Karoo - a barren landscape in the centre of South Africa. Many people question how she survives in this desolate space. But for Antoinette, it is a place to thrive. She has come to learn that by sitting quietly and paying attention, a world of beauty is revealed. She has found her secret to life.
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To learn more about Antoinette's work - www.kruiekraaikoning.co.za
Filmed near Beaufort West, in the Karoo region of South Africa.
Who is Green Renaissance? We are a tiny collective of 2 passionate filmmakers (Michael and Justine). We live off-grid and dedicate our time to making films that we hope will inspire and share ideas.
Equipment used - Sony A7 MKIII
Music sourced from ArtList - bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Pulp Improv - by Kyle Preston
Gone From Here - by Philip Daniel Zach
A Longing - by Sean Williams
Sound mix by Tamryn Breakey and Stef Albertyn
A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Arabic - by Mohammad Alkhudhair
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Portuguese - by Jonatha Koeller
Spanish - by Lluís Hernández Pous
I just found this series of videos last night, and I can't stop watching them. I'm a 53 year old married woman in Upstate, NY in the USA. We live on our small farm and try to be as self sufficient as we can because it enriches our life and our soul. But the last few years, I have felt that there is something missing in my life. I always seem to be so hurried, and have so much to get done, and it builds and builds in me until I'm in despair. After watching these videos, I actually feel a shift in me....to see life from different perspectives. And it is leading me to implementing changes in my life, so that I have a more simple, yet fulfilling life, however many more years I have. I can't thank you enough for doing this video series....you've changed my life...
I am Dutch and am absolutely in awe of the beautiful Afrikaans, such a rich and poetic language.
“If you look at at zero, you see nothing. You look through it and you see everything”, such uplifting words.
I agree. I am a 51 YO man in Missouri, USA. These videos mean so much to me. I am not yet able to put it into words...other than these will change my life.
This is a human who understands the true meaning of life. How beautiful. I hope to reach that point one day.
This wise woman finds inner peace from the earth,her animals, nature, not of worldly things. We can learn so much from her to be more calm everyday.
Wise woman. And yes the secret is to be content
I have been binge watching your videos this week and each one that I have watched have left me with a lump in my throat because they're all so beautifully done!
I love this video. I found myself longing to sit at her feet, for just a little more wisdom. In fact, I plan to watch this video morning and night for the next 7 days. What a confronting thing to do … shave your hair in winter so that spring will be celebrated deeply with a greater sense of awareness and appreciation. I won't be doing that, but without choice, my voice has decided to take its own hibernation, and the silence has brought with it, a sharpened sense to what is around me as it do my morning walk in the local park. Capturing the moments, I snapped many pictures to hold the precious gifts a little longer. It was wonderful. As for animals and their unconditional love … I wait for one of the locals to walk past my fence with his four large hounds, and when they do, each of them jump up for a pat. Their wet "kisses" just make my day. Thank you so much for this wonderful video.
Watching this brought to mind; Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6
"To be born is enough"
Antionette Pienaar...for years already a very strong influence in my life. A woman that lives her truth unashamedly. Thank you for this beautiful and compassionate peek into her life and the wisdom that she is.
What an awesome woman with such strength of spirit. Ppl like her should go around to colleges as a guest speaker! She could teach more in 20 minutes than one of the books for the course. I think sitting down and talking with her would be epic! Thank you for sharing and God bless.
Truly spiritual and comforting. She captures the essence of life.
"The secret of life is to be content"... Wow!
I have been binge watching all your videos. I’m in a dark space, the videos are giving me hope and inspiration. Thank you to all who help make these videos and the people who are real and raw people. It’s so nice to see.
"To do what nature guides you to do".
One of the best videos I have ever seen.. Speechless..
I don't know much about the imagery in the Christian Bible, but whenever I am thinking about the human society, the imagery of the tree of knowledge comes to my mind. From the time when human beings choose to know more rather than 'exist' more, things become complicated, I think. It is a wonderful gift from God, to think carefully and thoroughly for the good of people and this earth. However, when we are super obsessed with thinking, like the lady says, the only thing we can see is the sign of nothingness(zero), not the 'everything' through that 'zero'. Thank you for the video, by the way :)
Antoinette Pienaar, you are a truly inspiring human. Thank you for your teachings and for coming to our small town to share your knowledge and your unique expression in the world.