Shuttlecocks and Tennis Balls

Blind

It was a halo silk that seemed to float in mid-air like a cobweb caged in a darkness that became opaque, impenetrable, tangible as it wrapped it shroud around the last breath of life that emanated from this statue...   

An amber colour bubble little up in my hands, revealing the dancing shapes of the walls of nature that wept tears of dampness, the fallen ceilings of the granite sky, the dilapidated doors that led into the hearts of proud trunks coated in leafy curtains, and yet they remained invisible – hidden by the ghostly blackness the covered the world…

Dusk poured over the street in a wreath of liquid fire, with tongues of scorching topaz and flaming amber licking at the sky, whilst an orchestra of black melodies followed closely, waiting to engulf the fire in a splash of inky darkness. 

Memoirs

It is man's ability to remember that sets us apart. 

We are the only species concerned with past; concerned with the fragments of our history that stab and draw blood from every mistake we’ve made, glisten with the sweat that it needs to produce the few worthy memories that we frame in our minds, and hope that one day the good will overcome the bad, or burn the photographs of people we hope to forget, but never can. 

Our memories give us voice and bear witness to our history, the only record of what’s truly happened to us lies within our minds. 

Memories enable others to celebrate our triumphs, learn from our mistakes, be warned from our failures.

The ways that define our fragile existence are endless; there are many ways to give it meaning, but it is our memories that shape its purpose and give it context.

Our private assortment of fears, loves, regrets...

...and it’s the cruel irony of life that we are destined to hold the dark with the light, the good with the evil, success with disappointment. This is what separates us, what makes us human.

And in the end, we must fight to hold on to them, because without them, we are nothing.

Duality

Good and bad are two sides of the same coin.

Duality of human nature is necessary to create harmony.

Celebrate the darker side within you, it is the darker side that gives sheen to your personality.

Dark/Light

On the sixth day God created man in his own image, so now it’s up to us to figure it all out. Right, wrong, good, evil. 

In each of us is the capacity to decide what drives our actions. So what is it that makes some choose selflessness, the need to devote oneself to something greater while others know only self-interest, isolating themselves in a world of their own meaning? 

Some seek love even if unrequited while others are driven by fear and betrayal. 

There are those who see their choices as dark proof of God’s absence while others follow a path of noble destiny. 

But in the end, good, evil, right, wrong, none of it matters. What we choose is never what we need, for that is the ultimate cosmic joke. 

That is the real gift that God has left behind.

Captions from Heroes.

Four Flames

 I was always facinated by fire - don't get me wrong burning things isn't a passion of mine - it was just that fire was so amazing to look at. The way the flames jumped and flickered as if alive...it just made a really interesting subject for my photos. I call these ones "Four Flames".

 “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”  The Buddha

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