Koyaanisqatsi translates to "life out of balance or crazy life" in the Hopi language. Also it was used as part of the title of a film (Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance) directed by Godfrey Reggio with music by Philip Glass. I saw the film many years ago and bought a DVD of it. The images and music are perfectly in sync and create a feast for the brain to show that the modern world is out of balance with nature. The life out of balance theme comes to mind every now and then when I notice something in the news that is grossly out of kilter, particular with children. This morning the theme came to while reading the story about a junior high student who was arrested in NYC for doodling on her desk. Immediately, I had questions: What happened to the days when children committing the same offense was required to clean the desk, if not all the desks in the classroom as punishment? Why are we so quick to criminalize children? Is the process used in this situation not a waste of public time and resources?
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