Octopus

Have you watched My Octopus Teacher? It’s a documentary film about one man’s relationship with a wild octopus that lives in a kelp forest off the coast of Cape Town. The ocean cinematography is breath-taking, but more incredible is the emotional connection that develops between human and sea creature. The film is a powerful reminder of the complexity of ecosystems – he maps out how the octopus is interdependent with hundreds of other organisms in its environment – but more so, a realisation that we too are part of that living system. We are not visitors or conquerors on this planet.

— Wayne Visser

From Purpose Inspired: Reflections on Conscious Living, Volume 4. Buy on Lulu ↗