Today on the chalkboard I am pondering the words of the great German film director Werner Herzog, and his metaphorical description of carrying a great weight with you (be it your dreams, your identity, your creative impulses). If you havent seen his film Fitzcarraldo, where he literally pulls a boat over a mountain, then do yourself a favour and watch it. Better still, make it a double feature with “Burden of Dreams”, a documentary that chronicles Herzog’s chaotic experience of making Fitzcarraldo.