This is Soul Curriculum, the companion show to meditative story, where we reconnect

with your favourite storytellers to take a deeper look at the wisdom they shared.

In this show, we replay moments of reflection and takeaways which you can apply to your

own life.

Brought to you by WeightWat, I'm your host, Rohan.

When life gets complex, it's often our first instinct to seek greater control, to plan

for the predictable, and to try and anticipate what's approaching.

It's certainly a discipline familiar to Tom Mustill, a nature filmmaker and now writer,

whose ability to capture breathtaking footage of animals around the world has been built

on its mastery of mapping the chaotic.

But does this attempt to control sometimes obscure the real wonder of the world?

Are we swapping an appreciation of awe with an anxiety to always be the author of our

fate?

In Tom's meditative story, he grapples with this question as spectacular experiences

with the natural world rekindle his sense of wonder.

Today, I'm talking to Tom to find out more.

Hey Tom, good to have you with us today.

How are you doing?

I'm very well, thanks for your hand.

Thanks for having me.

Your debut book, How to Speak Well, was recently included in the New Yorker's Best Books

of the Year List.

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