Last night I had the pleasure of re-watching Secretariat win all three races to win the Triple Crown on YouTube. The original film quality itself is so haunting - the grains of the images are unpolished, the colors take on this palette that we now refer to as vintage or retro, and the audio is fuzzy with the announcers' microphones picking up the spectators' excitement with a touch of white noise.
The ESPN Sports Centry Special of Secretariat found on YouTube.
To witness the greatness of these races is so powerful, even though it's on a screen. I'm sure that I'm not the only one who tears up when viewing this footage. The word that keeps coming to mind is 'pure'. It's just a pure performance of greatness and making the unimaginable appear right before our eyes. It is mastery and it is pure joy. It is a miracle.
I'm not even into horse racing.
I think perhaps that's what greatness and mastery can do. It transcends limitations of the viewer and allows all to appreciate the astounding level of skill and meaning. This is why crowds flock to see Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, why people cry at the sight of Michelangelo's work inside the Sistine Chapel, and why Bernini's Ecstacy of Saint Teresa makes jaws drop. The meaning and skill wrap together to form this overwhelming sense of awe, inspiration, and achievement. A promise that this astounding greatness can be accomplished with dedication and a relentless hunger for reaching beyond what we know is capable. A letting go of limitations and just going for it without fear of failure.
Much can be learned and inspired. I'm thinking that a photo of Secretariat is the perfect addition to the studio space for 2013.
Love to all!
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