Anime Lectio: Time of Eve

                                                             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. The only device you need is the one you use for this blog.

3. Deep Breathing - Open yourself to God’s Presence

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. 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 people you

know and don't know are like signs of God’s presence. 

4. 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. 

What if there was a place where robots could go without looking like robots, but regular people?  What if you couldn't see the difference between a robot and a human?  While there are still robots in the world that clearly still look like robots no matter what, there are robots, most likely more, that look like humans due to the increase in the advancement of technology.  An example of all of this, as well as what people think about it, can be seen in the movie Time of Eve.

5. 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.

Two boys, one who has a robot servant like most people and another who supposedly doesn't have one anymore, find out about a cafe where robots can go to relax and look like humans (they can take off the rings they wear that causes them to have rings over their heads).  Since humans are allowed in this cafe (the owner is a human), as long as they follow the rules of the cafe (and the three laws of robotics established by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, which are important now more than ever anyway), the two boys interact with the "people" there.  This leads to learning more about themselves and who they interact with, including one of the boys learning why his robot stopped caring for him. 

6.  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.

Time of Eve is certainly an anime movie that makes you think a lot about where the increase in the use of, and advancement in, technology is going, as well as what's already happening with it since it's a movie that could easily happen now if it isn't happening already. While I do think that the use of technology can be a good thing, relying on it too much isn't, which is why I only use it when I need to. Robots being treated as people is an interesting issue too because while I think they should be treated as people, I also think that they shouldn't be, which I guess means it depends to what extent they should and shouldn't be (relationships between robots and humans is a big factor here).

7. 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 how the relationships between robots and humans should work.