The comment from Mackala Fall, our FB French translator, caught me off guard. I was telling him how it seems very likely that we’ll get funding for our film this year, and I’ll be traveling to L.A. in August to meet a potential investor.
Mackala simply said: “Don’t make haste. Even if we are funded next year or the year after our vision will come true.” His remark made me think about “Asiko Olorun” (God’s Time). In society that rewards us for “getting things done,” setting goals and achieving them, it’s very difficult for most of us to consider that are other ways of organizing our lives and reaching our goals.
We tend to forget that there’s an “appointed time” – a sacred time when things are meant to unfold. This doesn’t mean that we don’t take steps to advance toward our visions – it means that we learn to approach our aspirations with patience and the understanding that there is a greater force at work – and what will be, will be when the right conditions come together.
I can tell you without hesitation that if I received funding for this film two years ago, Across The King’s River would not have been nearly as good as it can be now. Why? Because some of the kindred souls that are working on the project now were not around at the time; Plus, there were other things I needed to learn. I also had to leave some people behind. Yes, sometimes you need to “cut folks loose” too.
Know that there is an appointed time- you’ll know it when it arrives. The path will be made clear. So many things will begin to make sense! Your spirit will talk to you. You’ll feel it in your bones!
James Weeks
Producer, Across The King’s River