Joan of Arcadia, reminds one to think beyond just 'I'

For the last few days I have been watching a series online called "Joan of Arcadia".
I had come across this name somewhere online and the only reason I took some interest initially was because I have actually been to Arcadia (in California). Plus, from my early days of Age of Empires, I remembered 'Joan of Arc', who I had later found on Wiki was a French 'Folk Heroine'.

So my curiosity got the better of me and I went to Youtube to check out some clips of the show. went to IMDB and found that it had a mediocre rating. But I still ended up watching the first few episodes of the show. The show focused on a girl who talks to God and God asks her to do things that lead to something indirectly. In short, she becomes the 'Instrument of God'. The girl Joan gets to see how her actions can indirectly lead to someone being happy or someone relieved of his or her suffering. The show is different. Definitely different from my usual platter of TV shows that I watch.

The drama-fantasy show is actually quite nice. It gives a emotional touch beyond just the typical drama shows having numerous love connections, heart-breaks etc (eg The OC). This show revives your emotional quotient from a more altruistic perspective. It borders on being 'sentimental'. Most of us, and especially me, are so self absorbed in our lives that most of the time we (again, especially I), think of academics, career decisions, and to a degree social standing almost all day long (Metaphorically of course).
And all these things seem so trivial when I think about how the rest of the world survives, feels and handles issues. I am reminded of my friends who have faced many more challenges than what I have, financially, emotionally, even physically. Watching Joan of Arcadia, I feel guilty for not being a better human being. And even though I resolve to do better while writing this blog-post, I just know that tomorrow morning onward, I will again be the same self absorbed individual.

Oh, did i forget to mention that I'm an Agnostic.

Well, I guess I can conclude by saying: You should definitely watch this show.