I am fascinated by the mystery of the gentle things. It seems to me that the storms of the universe, like the violence of reactions occurring in the heart of any star — this extreme I find makes sense. You throw everything you have at something to get something out. On the other end of the spectrum, when there is nothing, just stillness — this extreme, too, gives me no profound sense of mystery. If there were nothing instead of something, I would find no enigma in it at all. But that which is gentle: a light breeze, a drizzle of rain, a candle lit in the darkness: I find this these almost inexplicable. It speaks of such the restraint in the world, yet not to shut off completely, of there being such forces in the universe to thunder, and yet that these forces caress rather than strike. The wonder of it.
Next time you are brushed by a slight wind, consider it. The gentle: it is as if the world is being careful. We are fragile things, and sometimes we are overtaken, overcome by the brunt of the forces that careen forth from out there. The gentle: it is as if the world is taking exquisite pains not to damage these frail forms we call life. No, it does not happen always — I think it is rarer than we realize in this vast universe. I think we have grown accustomed to it on this gentle planet. Such balance as it is, we have been spoiled by it at our particular place in existence: nothing about that which is makes that which is gentle necessary. The laws of physics speak much of harsh reactions, and we, of this gentlest thing called life, we often brush away the slight as insignificant. I think that not so, not at all.
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12:43pm monday, 17th september
I've just started this drawing of a snail.......If you can truly understand a snail, you are probably pretty wise.....A little snail, most often taken for granted, and eaten (lol) holds many mysteries of life.......
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4:42pm tuesday, 18th september
Cutting edge technology.......LOL...Pencil and pastels...
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11:14pm tuesday, 18th september
A special treat....Part of a big image I am working on....... called "One hell of a band." LOL
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12:49pm thursday, 20th september
Its getting better..Picture is really dull..My camera sucks......I've changed the drawing a bit.....The demons are playing music trying to appease the guardian of the gate that leads to paradise......I'm still working on it, and have to add some steps,a gate, and really refine it..This would of made a great oil painting....Maybe I will make a large oil painting of this..It would be insane.........
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