For anyone with a strong hankering to get out and paddle something big during lock-in, I watched a great documentary tonight. Available on Amazon Prime, "The Weight of Water" (2018 — not to be confused with the 2002 drama of the same name) is
the story of a blind man taking on an absurdly improbable challenge: kayaking the Grand Canyon. Erik Weihenmayer balances his fear of drowning with his fear of remaining paralyzed in a prison of darkness. He desires the elusive state of being that so many of us seek, to be engaged in the present.
"It's so hard to be fully in the moment because there's so much fear, there's so much anxiety, it's like a person looking through a window at an experience rather than being in the experience." – Erik Weihenmayer
Nice cinematography. Good story arc. No glossing over the hard parts or the fear. It tells it like it is.
It was supposed to be shown this week as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival.
And it's paddling the Grand freakin' Canyon!
Enjoy,
Mark
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