The previous weekend, I had taken my 6-year old son to see WALL-E: another stellar installment in the Disney Pixar series of incredible animated movies that entertain both kids and their parents. If you haven't seen this flick, I highly recommend it.
In short, WALL-E is the lone resident on future earth and is responsible for cleaning up all the trash created by humans. Then one day a space ship lands and leaves behind a state-of-the-art robot whose prime directive is to discover plant life on earth. This probe, named EVE, is solely focused on achieving 'her' mission - and isn't interested in bonding with the perpetually curious and equally lonely WALL-E
But as time passes and WALL-E remains persistent in his efforts to engage EVE for companionship, an amazing transformation takes place in EVE - and she suddenly develops an interest in learning more about another and what the significance of a relationship might provide her; all while still trying to honor the prime directive engrained in her programming.
To tell you more about the plot would potentially ruin it, so I'll stop there. But I must tell you the parallels between the efforts of WALL-E and what Bill Wright and his wife have elected to do in China - a country that does not infuse religion with cultural popularity - were undeniable. I can only paraphrase (at best) one of Bill's comments, but he spoke of how one seed can change perspective and open a new calling. That's powerful!
I also liked his analogy of the need for two chopsticks - one for support and the other for encouragement. I hope the return to NCS somehow gave Bill a healthy dose of both - we're certainly all behind him in Spirit!
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