Summary Of I Am By Tom Shadyac

In “I AM,” Tom Shadyac asks the questions: What’s wrong with the world, and what can we do about it? His answer to the questions is simply “I AM,” meaning that each of us individually are the problem with the world because of our lack of compassion for those around us caused by our competitive society. Tom Shadyac learns that in in nature there is a more unity than competitiveness which shows that humans have acquired the sense of competitiveness from their own selfish ambitions. Throughout this documentary of Shadyac’s journey he discovers what it means to be truly connected with others and that money does not equal happiness, but we must develop our own happiness by connections with other people.
Throughout the Gospel of Mark there are many accounts that help one find what is wrong with the world and how we can repair it. In chapter 3:20-28, Jesus speaks to a man named Beelzebul who was possessed by demons. The scribes began to condemn him by saying that he is working as the ruler of the demons; however, Jesus tells them, “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom
And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” In saying this Jesus is saying one cannot stand alone in competition but is in need of the help of others to be successful in life. Jesus then begins to tell the twelve disciples of a sower, he tells them that the sower sows the word, the ones on the path hear the word and Satan immediately takes away the word, the ones on the rock ground hear the word and receive it with joy but