The point of the story is not loving someone but yourself in the first place. When you feel contend with yourself then only thing that you can feel is pure love. Loving someone is not finding a piece that's missing but giving you as a whole and accepting as a whole. Love is like a sail ship one person holds the sail and other one holds the rudder. And together you set sail to a whole new adventure and the destination is a new form of existence. Neither you nor lover but finding US.
Shel Silverstein is severely underappreciated. He was a great cartoonist, travel writer, poet, songwriter, performer, and those were just the things he did before he started writing children's books.
When my English professor read this story in class.. I got struck! It was so mind opening and inspiring! We all came to this point in life where we feel like we're incomplete or someone's missing piece We try to be " someone" to be recognized or try to fit in.. We meet different people.. some see us some don't... others come and go.. We just need to meet our Big O to help us realize we are already whole..and that we don't need anyone or anything to make us whole..
What I love about Shel Silversteins books is that he knew how to put such distressing or burdensome life problems into a form that (almost) everyone, even young children can grasp. He broke things down to their simplest form, in words and his art. While youre reading a seemingly silly story about a wedge trying to fit somewhere, a light goes on in your head, and all of a sudden you understand profoundly what he's trying to teach. And I always tear up, dammit. We'll always miss you Shel.
I think everyone needs to watch this, no matter what. I think that, in the end, the one who fits us just right isn't who we're looking for...but the one who will teach us to grow and change for the better, so we can roll on our own, and then roll beside someone. I think that instead of looking for the one who "fits us just right", we should be looking for our own "Big O". ♥
I totally agree with linlrienelen above - Shel lived in the same world we do - a world fraught with problems but also with hops, the hope of man's good and kind heart. I love his ability to poke fun and get us to smile, whisper and get us to listen, sniff and get us to cry, what Shel Silverstein was - in fact - brilliant - he got us to realize and understand and take action. To make change. Gold bless you Shel!
i think the "missing piece" is someone who is looking for the right "guy" or "girl" to be with. And Maybe, The Big O is someone who is very strong, and he gave the missing piece advice. he gave him advice that you dont need a lover to feel whole, you just have to role on with life, and if someone wants to be in your life, they will. everything happends for a reason.
Its about finding yourself and whatever completes you. Not a guy or a girl necessarily unless thats what meaning it has for you. I loved it and the regular missing piece one about the ball that just rolls along. Favorites and thumbs up for sure. Great music btw...fits perfectly
This was posted on my wall by a friend of mine. It couldnt of come at a better time, I was having a rough time with my classes and homelife. And this just instantly inspired me. I loved it. I actually almost cried. I will pass this on, most definitely. I did not know about Shel Silverstein, but now i do.
This is real inspiring... I'm close to 30 years old, but still feel missing. But maybe Before looking for my missing piece, I need to be "whole" by myself and proactive. Fortunately, I got the chance to stay abroad for 1 year. I will try to be "whole"
This is one of the books that truly changed my life. The absolutely most empowering book I've ever read . . . and so simple that I can't wait to read it to my own little girl.
...........This is exactly how I feel. This how I felt in elementary school. This is how I REALLY felt in my four years of hell in high school; However, I'm currently beginning to change shape as I strive though my first year in college.
This is a very meaningful video....I think females esp can learn about common mistakes we all make and maybe even start to see the right path through the trees...
that was cute its been a while since i've read the book what that straight out of it or an adaptation. Cause what i remember of it was the circle rolling and looking for the missing piece and finding it, i dunno.
Craig's one of my favorite pianists. I stumbled across his music many years ago while vacationing in San Clemente, CA. If you like his music I would recommend his other albums: Ventana, Fields In Bloom, Special Place and for Christmas I really love "What Child Is This", "Winter Rose" and "In Excelsis Deo: A Christmas Collection". Hopefully they bless you as much as they've blessed me.
@vjexman I think your missing the point, the story is trying to tell us that we need to be "whole" before we can happy. Relying for someone or something to come along to make you "whole" is not the answer. You need to proactive. It's about establishing a strong base (rolling by yourself) and then you can go out into the world and seek what you want to make you happy/"whole". Complex desires and plans can be achieved once your fundamentally stable and complete as a person.
it's like every of these messages... its not perfekt, some cases are missing... you can't get everything, humans are too complex... but it has a beatiful message... people that think, they can't find the right one, but also what is most important people who cant get over someone and people who have 2 new boy or girl friends a week, should think about it sry if my english is not the best iam from germany
@hitsugaya1001 it can mean different things for different people. that's why it;s so beautiful. it can be about drugs and alcohol, sex or love, friendship or life, and maybe even just surviving your workplace or high school...
I Think I 've Met My Big O .. . !! ..ღ.. That 's hopeful... By the way it 's an excellent video !! !! Congratulations on your choice. I almost cried .. . .
in my own opinion, i think that WE are the missing piece and GOD is the big O, at first we are looking for someone to depend on. we tried to get the attention of others, like being a member of a group of friends, we are trying to get their attention in order for us to join their group, but when we met GOD we immediately think that He is the perfect being like the BIG "O" he gave us advice and He told us that we should move on our own and stand on our feet to be able to meet with Him someday. :)
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O this is a good theory but only if you are afraid or not willing to commit. or you have a phobia of commitment , this will solve your current way of thinking, with minimal change, see if you find a piece that fits and they grow and you don't, or the opposite this theory works . but here is the truth, if the piece fits and you grow together you can keep on rolling and be in a balanced way of life , for more or better definition see life is balance not ment to be solo, life itself is male and female joined , life is yin and yang not just one , our bodies are built with the same balance if a muscle is injured the other will compensate. also everything around, is balance if you can find true balance life rolls on pretty easy , now if one piece grows, and the other does not to maintain balance that piece if patient and helpful or communication is presence then the two pieces can grow and then you again roll together , see life and relationships are a balance, as life is , and the world all around us,( up / down), ( right /left ), (light/dark),(happy/sad), (strong/weak), (fast/slow), (love/hate), (in/out), (scared/wise), (positive/negative),(soft/hard), (hopeful/despair), (growth/wither), (big/small), (good/evil), (relax/tense), (hot/cold) and so on ! See my point if you are willing to balance together then you can roll fine and if you have patience you can watch one grow and enjoy what you both have accomplished with out missing the meaning of life, which is to enjoy it together. either way to know your strong enough to change is great if you feel that is your way and not having to worry about the togetherness of joining and growing together . so this interpretation. is correct on a singular level and being strong as a single person , but if you change who knows you might miss out on what was destine for you you have to come to the decision that life is never easy nor perfect growth is inevitable, even as a single "O" you might over shadow the other "o" and push it away for it wont grow with out light when your blocking it , see if your joined you get light evenly . and then again grow together my point is learn your own issues and then you will understand it takes two for balance not one. all the one is that it no longer is willing to accept or unable to accept truly only to defend its circle for there is now a completeness that feels fine with out knowing that there is a way to join, and be balanced instead of holding on to your own circle and its safe that way , but you miss out on the truth of balance (life/death),(complete/missing), and cherishing the truth life is a balance not ment to be experienced alone life is a cycle not just a line point (A)TO-(B), it's a balance in everything, (man/woman), (male/female) love is strong enough to balance out even( two wedges) meaning male/male or female/female,if you are willing to be patience, and communicate and work together to roll as one. this is just something or another way
guys,you should never count on anyone..they are gonna let you down,give up on you with the first difficulty.always stand up for yourselves and trust nobody but yourself.It sounds pessimistic but that's the truth.that's what the missing piece did,and got happy :)))
I enjoyed the sidewalk ends quite a lot as a child, but this and 'The Giving Tree' were both so intensely patronizing I can't help but want to scream. Of course this is not the user's fault for posting, nor is it a criticism of the user.... I am merely venting
Maybe the Big O represents God, our ideal self in it's full state, that of completeness, eternity in the void of the circle, the perfect outline bordering the unseen, rolling/moving/transitioning with grace And yet we are the geometric, earth bound, language obsessed, limited and triangulating plops. bordering on pointy resolve, static, stuck, trapped. The various pac-man -its that come along in this heartfelt passage are those things disguised as God, presenting themselves as ideals but offer no concrete role in a solid individuation process. Only through downtime and long pause can we fully let the light in. Shel does this in "The Giving Tree" as well.... "After a long time the boy came back,etc... I think seeking and searching is good, I think harmony with others is good. So many options in this world, perhaps deep contemplation and simplicity will help us all to feel Shel's "O"... Work smarter, not harder, and may the skateboard appear in life!
The point of the story is not loving someone but yourself in the first place. When you feel contend with yourself then only thing that you can feel is pure love. Loving someone is not finding a piece that's missing but giving you as a whole and accepting as a whole. Love is like a sail ship one person holds the sail and other one holds the rudder. And together you set sail to a whole new adventure and the destination is a new form of existence. Neither you nor lover but finding US.
I'm starting to roll by myself. At first it was hard and now it's fun. Take courage and a leap of faith sooner or later you'll be shaped. God bless.
I love this story!!!
It's not meant to be sad at all; it just honestly portrays the journey everyone goes through trying to find themselves.
Yeah this "little" story tells more about life and relationships than possibly any other , deep is an understatement
Shel Silverstein is severely underappreciated. He was a great cartoonist, travel writer, poet, songwriter, performer, and those were just the things he did before he started writing children's books.
I think the big O is whoever or whatever inspires you in life to find and be yourself.
This is so simple yet so inspirational, I just love it so much.
When my English professor read this story in class.. I got struck!
It was so mind opening and inspiring!
We all came to this point in life where we feel like we're incomplete or someone's missing piece
We try to be " someone" to be recognized or try to fit in..
We meet different people.. some see us some don't...
others come and go..
We just need to meet our Big O to help us realize we are already whole..and that we don't need anyone or anything to make us whole..
"corners wear off and shapes change"
its really a beautiful story.
help the ones you love become rounder, even if it means they will leave you eventually when they need to.
:(
What I love about Shel Silversteins books is that he knew how to put such distressing or burdensome life problems into a form that (almost) everyone, even young children can grasp. He broke things down to their simplest form, in words and his art. While youre reading a seemingly silly story about a wedge trying to fit somewhere, a light goes on in your head, and all of a sudden you understand profoundly what he's trying to teach.
And I always tear up, dammit.
We'll always miss you Shel.
These two books tell the story of my life. This affected me so deeply. Shel Silverstein writes books that simply tell a story of life.
I think everyone needs to watch this, no matter what.
I think that, in the end, the one who fits us just right isn't who we're looking for...but the one who will teach us to grow and change for the better, so we can roll on our own, and then roll beside someone. I think that instead of looking for the one who "fits us just right", we should be looking for our own "Big O". ♥
I totally agree with linlrienelen above - Shel lived in the same world we do - a world fraught with problems but also with hops, the hope of man's good and kind heart. I love his ability to poke fun and get us to smile, whisper and get us to listen, sniff and get us to cry, what Shel Silverstein was - in fact - brilliant - he got us to realize and understand and take action. To make change. Gold bless you Shel!
i think the "missing piece" is someone who is looking for the right "guy" or "girl" to be with. And Maybe, The Big O is someone who is very strong, and he gave the missing piece advice.
he gave him advice that you dont need a lover to feel whole, you just have to role on with life, and if someone wants to be in your life, they will.
everything happends for a reason.
I pondered for a while. :) I am so happy to have learned how to roll along with my hubby. May we all find that someone we can roll along with.
A genius...a true artist & beautiful soul ...I wish to meet a man like he was...RIP, dear
Its about finding yourself and whatever completes you. Not a guy or a girl necessarily unless thats what meaning it has for you. I loved it and the regular missing piece one about the ball that just rolls along. Favorites and thumbs up for sure. Great music btw...fits perfectly
This was posted on my wall by a friend of mine. It couldnt of come at a better time, I was having a rough time with my classes and homelife. And this just instantly inspired me. I loved it. I actually almost cried. I will pass this on, most definitely. I did not know about Shel Silverstein, but now i do.
This is real inspiring...
I'm close to 30 years old, but still feel missing.
But maybe Before looking for my missing piece,
I need to be "whole" by myself and proactive.
Fortunately, I got the chance to stay abroad for 1 year.
I will try to be "whole"
I love this. I loved it as a child; as an adult, I feel like Shel Silverstein is still teaching me how to grow up.
You , all , forget about the "changing" part . Sitting there waiting , doing nothing , doesnt get you far ...
Sometimes we need to be enough for ourselves so others can see we are enough
This is one of the books that truly changed my life. The absolutely most empowering book I've ever read . . . and so simple that I can't wait to read it to my own little girl.
Yes, this is the whole book. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. :-)
Can't help loving the simplicity and beauty of the story.
I love the first one, with the circle missing a piece. Best story ever.
Love this one too. Thanks for it!
Chris Martin from Coldplay brought me here
same
the growing part makes me cry...
This video make me cry .... it's to expressive
Such a nice way of conveying the message! Loved this.
O (fly on) by Coldplay
❤
THANK YOU so much for posting this! One of my favorite books of all time. Can you make one for The Missing Piece and/or The Giving Tree also?
aww now im going to cry
thank you for making this
i've read the book when i was a little girl. it's nice to encounter this again. thanks for posting
...........This is exactly how I feel. This how I felt in elementary school. This is how I REALLY felt in my four years of hell in high school; However, I'm currently beginning to change shape as I strive though my first year in college.
The first one is called, "our love". The second one is from the soundtrack "Sense and Sensibility" called, "Excellent Notion" by Patrick Doyle.
Song's name is Love me by Yiruma.
You are a messenger for God. Thank you! God Bless
This is a very meaningful video....I think females esp can learn about common mistakes we all make and maybe even start to see the right path through the trees...
You just made my favorite "children's book" even more awesome-er. =o) Thanks
beautifully written.
I teared up at "a missing piece cannot roll by itself..."
this is by far the best relationship book ever written
I feel exactly like the missing piece these few months...
I'm 18
AND THIS IS STILL MY FAVORITE BOOK!
MISSING PIECE FOR LIFE!
Thank you so much for posting this! I love this story!!!
this story makes me so sad sometimes i dont know y..........but i love this story
Wow! :) I cried .
It is not a missing piece anymore .
I think I know who is my Big O . :))
@thespeshulkid The piano music, "Our Love," is played by Craig Monticone. It's recorded on the CD called, "Refections".
Its about finding yourself and whatever completes you. Not a guy or a girl necessarily unless thats what meaning it has for you.
Thank you for this, beautiful.
that was cute its been a while since i've read the book what that straight out of it or an adaptation. Cause what i remember of it was the circle rolling and looking for the missing piece and finding it, i dunno.
THANK you for posting this!
Craig's one of my favorite pianists. I stumbled across his music many years ago while vacationing in San Clemente, CA. If you like his music I would recommend his other albums: Ventana, Fields In Bloom, Special Place and for Christmas I really love "What Child Is This", "Winter Rose" and "In Excelsis Deo: A Christmas Collection".
Hopefully they bless you as much as they've blessed me.
@vjexman I think your missing the point, the story is trying to tell us that we need to be "whole" before we can happy. Relying for someone or something to come along to make you "whole" is not the answer. You need to proactive. It's about establishing a strong base (rolling by yourself) and then you can go out into the world and seek what you want to make you happy/"whole". Complex desires and plans can be achieved once your fundamentally stable and complete as a person.
This makes me cry. :/
i love this story sooooo much
it's like every of these messages... its not perfekt, some cases are missing... you can't get everything, humans are too complex...
but it has a beatiful message... people that think, they can't find the right one, but also what is most important people who cant get over someone and people who have 2 new boy or girl friends a week, should think about it
sry if my english is not the best iam from germany
@hitsugaya1001 it can mean different things for different people. that's why it;s so beautiful. it can be about drugs and alcohol, sex or love, friendship or life, and maybe even just surviving your workplace or high school...
Thank you! That's what it's about!
I Think I 've Met My Big O .. . !! ..ღ..
That 's hopeful...
By the way it 's an excellent video !! !!
Congratulations on your choice.
I almost cried .. . .
in my own opinion, i think that WE are the missing piece and GOD is the big O, at first we are looking for someone to depend on. we tried to get the attention of others, like being a member of a group of friends, we are trying to get their attention in order for us to join their group, but when we met GOD we immediately think that He is the perfect being like the BIG "O" he gave us advice and He told us that we should move on our own and stand on our feet to be able to meet with Him someday. :)
This is beautiful...
Nice one. Thanks for the upload. We can all learn from this. ^^
cute story
as long as u keep on grinding away those edges, you ought to be round some day!
Shel Silverstein is a genius.
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O this is a good theory but only if you are afraid or not willing to commit. or you have a phobia of commitment , this will solve your current way of thinking, with minimal change, see if you find a piece that fits and they grow and you don't, or the opposite this theory works . but here is the truth, if the piece fits and you grow together you can keep on rolling and be in a balanced way of life , for more or better definition see life is balance not ment to be solo, life itself is male and female joined , life is yin and yang not just one , our bodies are built with the same balance if a muscle is injured the other will compensate. also everything around, is balance if you can find true balance life rolls on pretty easy , now if one piece grows, and the other does not to maintain balance that piece if patient and helpful or communication is presence then the two pieces can grow and then you again roll together , see life and relationships are a balance, as life is , and the world all around us,( up / down), ( right /left ), (light/dark),(happy/sad), (strong/weak), (fast/slow), (love/hate), (in/out), (scared/wise), (positive/negative),(soft/hard), (hopeful/despair), (growth/wither), (big/small), (good/evil), (relax/tense), (hot/cold) and so on ! See my point if you are willing to balance together then you can roll fine and if you have patience you can watch one grow and enjoy what you both have accomplished with out missing the meaning of life, which is to enjoy it together. either way to know your strong enough to change is great if you feel that is your way and not having to worry about the togetherness of joining and growing together . so this interpretation. is correct on a singular level and being strong as a single person , but if you change who knows you might miss out on what was destine for you you have to come to the decision that life is never easy nor perfect growth is inevitable, even as a single "O" you might over shadow the other "o" and push it away for it wont grow with out light when your blocking it , see if your joined you get light evenly . and then again grow together my point is learn your own issues and then you will understand it takes two for balance not one. all the one is that it no longer is willing to accept or unable to accept truly only to defend its circle for there is now a completeness that feels fine with out knowing that there is a way to join, and be balanced instead of holding on to your own circle and its safe that way , but you miss out on the truth of balance (life/death),(complete/missing), and cherishing the truth life is a balance not ment to be experienced alone life is a cycle not just a line point (A)TO-(B), it's a balance in everything, (man/woman), (male/female) love is strong enough to balance out even( two wedges) meaning male/male or female/female,if you are willing to be patience, and communicate and work together to roll as one. this is just something or another way
fessor jays yeah, love helps, but it doesn't solve everything. sorry
Im so gald my friend Angel sent me this link...I love him so much...He is my Big 'O =]
LOL! AT FIRST i thought this involed a certain giant robot...............umm but this was a very nice video :')
beautiful and cute
guys,you should never count on anyone..they are gonna let you down,give up on you with the first difficulty.always stand up for yourselves and trust nobody but yourself.It sounds pessimistic but that's the truth.that's what the missing piece did,and got happy :)))
i had a lil tear on the corner of my eye... :')
Just great
I love this!
Brilliant!
exactly!
beautiful strip, and explanation too :*
i cried...
I love it! :)
You don't need an O. That's the point.
rolling is fun!
i put this on my facebook =)
This song is called, "our love".
Amazing.
cool! In nearly future, I am going to be the Big O. :)
that just made my day :)
I love this :)
good idea
I enjoyed the sidewalk ends quite a lot as a child, but this and 'The Giving Tree' were both so intensely patronizing I can't help but want to scream. Of course this is not the user's fault for posting, nor is it a criticism of the user.... I am merely venting
Yes, Psychology :D!!!
I swear i almost cried. Lol
i love pacman!
Beautiful :'•D
I'm a missing piece.
Maybe the Big O represents God, our ideal self in it's full state, that of completeness, eternity in the void of the circle, the perfect outline bordering the unseen, rolling/moving/transitioning with grace And yet we are the geometric, earth bound, language obsessed, limited and triangulating plops. bordering on pointy resolve, static, stuck, trapped. The various pac-man -its that come along in this heartfelt passage are those things disguised as God, presenting themselves as ideals but offer no concrete role in a solid individuation process. Only through downtime and long pause can we fully let the light in. Shel does this in "The Giving Tree" as well.... "After a long time the boy came back,etc... I think seeking and searching is good, I think harmony with others is good. So many options in this world, perhaps deep contemplation and simplicity will help us all to feel Shel's "O"... Work smarter, not harder, and may the skateboard appear in life!
...woow...
Aww!!!! :) I love it
this question maybe stupid but,
Is this the whole book? I cnat remember
big thanks to the totorospirit for his post.
Bonitinho :•'D
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@alexandrataylor21 you got that right! :))