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The film "Village of the Watermills" shows a village that defines a good life as simple, living contentedly off what nature provides. They see a long life as good because it is full of challenges to overcome. The villagers also see dying at an old age as a pleasure, like a ripe fruit ready to be picked. An old man says humans have forgotten they are part of nature and must care for the environment equally to survive, as it provides our needs. The film suggests modern technology disconnects us from nature, though it has conveniences. We must use technology properly and sustainably to both improve lives and the environment.

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The film "Village of the Watermills" shows a village that defines a good life as simple, living contentedly off what nature provides. They see a long life as good because it is full of challenges to overcome. The villagers also see dying at an old age as a pleasure, like a ripe fruit ready to be picked. An old man says humans have forgotten they are part of nature and must care for the environment equally to survive, as it provides our needs. The film suggests modern technology disconnects us from nature, though it has conveniences. We must use technology properly and sustainably to both improve lives and the environment.

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In the film entitled “Village of the Watermills,” the villagers defined good life as simple life.

They are
contented to what the nature provides them as the nature provide our daily needs such as fresh air,
water and food. Having a longer life is another definition of good life for them as they find life exciting as
it is full of challenges to be solved. Having their death in the right age is a pleasure for them as they think
that our lives in the right age is like a ripe fruit that is ready to pick. In certain part of the film, the old
man said that the "Human beings forgot that they are part of the nature as well" . They forgot the
importance of natural living where the environment must be the focus of development and productivity
as it provides our daily needs to survive. We must take care of our nature the same level of our way of
taking care of ourselves. Whereas, my main take away from the film.

It gaves the viewer a lesson that while technology has provided us with convenience, it has caused a
disconnect between us and the Earth. As if we are something separate from it. This planet has been on
a relentless cycle of creation and destruction ever since man was formed out of it. We came out of the
Earth whether you believe it’s though the dust of the ground or the mutation of a monkey. No, I’m not
a fan of the theory that we are just the seeds of some far off alien race. Despite what the guy on the
History Channel who looks like he just pulled a paper clip out of an electrical socket tells us.

The ability to contact anyone within three seconds of thinking about it, relaxing in the bed under the
glow of the TV, and walking to a big box in the kitchen and pulling out a cold drink are all great creature
comforts. While the modernization of human life has seemingly made things easier it has also caused
distractions and taken away one necessity that many people overlook, peace of mind. I’m not talking
about a song by just another band out of Boston, but peace of mind in the sense that you quiet your
mind, let you thoughts go, and become aware of the miraculousness occurring constantly around you.
Too many become wrapped up in modern gadgets and neglect this necessity of the human soul.

Base on the film, technology is not permanent and only provide temporary happiness that in the end will
result to despair. It is true that technology makes our lives easier and comfortable, but we abuse its
function and power and end up to negative effects such us danger to everyone and destroying the
nature and ourselves also. Personally, I think that using modern technology properly and essentially will
result to both improving human lives and improving environment that we can say that good life truly
exists

The film ends with a celebration of a villagers life. Celebrating death in this manner is rarely, if ever seen
in modern culture. Treating a burial in this manner emits an extreme amount of faith in a life beyond
the one we now occupy and it will take a truly enlightened group to carry it out.

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