Changing the soundtrack of our lives, by Jule Hall
Meditative Story
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🗓️ 22 April 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Jail has a way of warping time. Changes on the outside world are locked away from those inside. Upon his release after serving 17 locked-up years, Jule recounts the moment he first sets eyes on a smartphone. The prison noises he is escaping — the yelling, the constant blaring of the radio, metal-on-metal echoing of cell bars — are replaced by the incessant pings and notifications of his new iPhone. His novice observations about the technology we wrap our lives around reveal a truth that perhaps we can no longer see ourselves.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, it's Rohan. For Mental Health Awareness Month, we're partnering with a few other |
| 0:05.3 | shows to bring you some resources that might support your own mental health journey. |
| 0:10.5 | This week, I want to share a little bit about a slight change of plans. It's a wonderful |
| 0:15.9 | podcast hosted by one of our previous meditative story guests, Dr. Maya Shankar. On a slight change |
| 0:23.4 | of plans, Maya blends compassionate storytelling with the science of human behaviour to explore |
| 0:29.9 | who we are and who we become in the face of big changes. Much like on meditative story, |
| 0:37.4 | you're here incredible life changing stories and timeless wisdom that can help you live a better |
| 0:44.0 | life. A slight change of plans is one of my favourite podcasts and I really think you'll love |
| 0:50.4 | it as well. So give it a listen wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:06.9 | One of the first facilities I'm in, Capsacky Correctional Facility, has a small chapel. |
| 1:13.2 | There are 10 roles of pews that may be only sit for people, the light is soft, |
| 1:20.3 | them, there are no statues like a traditional church or stained glass windows. |
| 1:27.6 | But nonetheless, the smell of wood in this place calms me. |
| 1:33.9 | It's not a space that is completely quiet, the chaplain preaches, |
| 1:38.9 | and prison inmates sing the hymns. |
| 1:46.9 | We bow our heads and we pray. I find myself sitting on the pew, the soothing smell of wood surrounds |
| 1:55.2 | me, feeling relaxed, maybe even those in off. It's a meditative space for me, a place where I know |
| 2:04.5 | I'm safe, I can let my guard down. |
| 2:12.5 | Jail has a way of warping time and space with many changes on the outside world, |
| 2:17.2 | locked away from those inside. In today's meditative story, |
| 2:21.6 | Jule Hall recounts the moment he holds an iPhone in his hands, and with beginner's eyes, |
| 2:26.8 | sees the profound effects of this technology in our lives in ways we instinctively know to be true, |
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