Anime Lectio: Solo Leveling Season 2

                                                             1. Why do Anime Lectio? 

Anime Lectio is a time for us to stop and take a breath. Between work, activities, family life, and social media, our minds are always moving. We rarely take time to contemplate and ask, why am I watching this anime? What’s the point of all this? And, how is this making me feel? 

2. Put away all distractions 

(phones, work, etc.)

We are so enslaved to things that stimulate our minds. Let this be a moment for us to free our minds, look inside of ourselves, and be at peace.

3. Deep Breathing

Take several deep breaths. Let your mind relax. If you’ve had any questions, desires, or struggles that you’ve been hiding or stuffing away, let them rise up to the surface. 

4. Open yourself to God’s Presence

Remember God places all our thoughts and desires inside of us, and He uses them to draw us closer to Himself. God gives us a community to help us understand who we are and what He is calling us to do. The faces of other people you know and don't know are like signs of God’s presence.  

5. Think About What’s on Your Mind in Relation to the Anime

Think about what’s been on your mind in relation to the anime.  The following is an example of such thoughts written by me. 

Being the best version of yourself is a never-ending, or daily, process.  Being the best version of yourself doesn't end when you get what you've been fighting for since even when you get what you've been fighting for, you still have to fight in order to keep/protect what you get.  This also involves protecting others due to constantly being the best version of yourself.  An example of this can be seen in the second season of the series Solo Leveling. 

6. Brief and written explanation of the anime

Pay attention to how the brief and written explanation of the anime seen on this blog, or seeing the anime for yourself since that's better than any explanation, might “speak” to you or shed light on the things that have been on your minds.

After continuing to fight for an item that can possibly cure his mother and save her from a mysterious disease, the hunter known for being able to get stronger by leveling up by himself ends up getting the item he was fighting for and curing/saving his mother from a mysterious disease with this item.  Now that he has his mother back, this hunter just wants to spend time with his family.  However, other powerful hunters like him are preparing to fight a dangerous enemy in order to protect everyone and despite efforts to have this hunter join them, he'd still rather spend time with his family, so he doesn't join them.  At least not initially.  He eventually does join this fight when he sees that he's needed and with his help, the fight is won.

7.  Reflect on the anime

Has this brief and written explanation of the anime shed any light on what's been on your minds?  The following is an example of a reflection on the anime from me.

A better, or another, way of understanding constantly being the best version of yourself is that you're always becoming the best version of yourself. Being the best version of yourself is important, but always becoming the best version of yourself is also important. Always becoming the best version of yourself is how you can realize things like protecting your family can still be done by protecting everyone else since you have the strength to do both. What else can be realized by always becoming the best version of yourself? I guess future seasons of this series would reveal that for the main character, but as for us, this is a question that we can think and/or pray about.

8. Final Prayer

Please voice any prayer intentions for friends, family, or people around the world that relate to this anime.  The following is an example written by me.

Let us pray that we can understand what else can be realized by always becoming the best version of ourselves.