Know Ye Not That Your Body is the Temple...

I think of these words that the Apostle Paul penned when I think of the incredible life of Temple Grandin. I stumbled across the story of her life in an unusual way. Normally I learn about these kinds of people from reading a psychology textbook or reading a little known biography, but this time I found her by desperation and dvd.

When one has at least some set of standards for what they allow themselves to watch and does not have a subscription to Netflix, one can become dvd desperate. In my life this desperation looks like me combing yet again through our library's collection of dvds for check out. I dislike rewatching movies; life is too short. After a year of checking out all the good movies, and some of the "well-I-won't-watch-that-one-again" movies, there is not much left.

This week I was skimming through them again and saw the sticker NEW attached to a case entitled Temple Grandin. Weird name for a movie. Oh, it is someone's name? Ok, what's the review? I whip out my smartphone, and my fingers almost automatically find the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) application. Checking the parental guide (I guess I must be my own parent), I am satisfied that it does not contain corupting influences. I am also surprised at its rating - 8.4 stars. It didn't look that good.

So yesterday afternoon, instead of taking the nap my body was asking for, I crocheted through this amazing movie.

Temple Grandin was an austistic child, who did not even learn to speak until the age of four. She suffered from a major lack of social skills and dehibilitating panic attacks. Wasted life? Not Temple's. With the undying support of her mother and aunt, she went on to receive her at least her masters degree. She never gave up, and she learned to use the incredible mental skills she did possess to more than compensate for any other lacking areas in her life.

I was touched, inspired, and learned about a new subject -autism - in an extremely powerful way. Go HBO for producing a film that does much more than entertain - it teaches, both the mind and the heart. I wish every time I was desperate to find a new dvd, I could be as fortunate as when I found Temple Grandin.

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