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This is a painting of an angel based on a photo I took of a sculpture in Rome, Italy.
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Compassion.
Exposition (MAS, Antwerp, Belgium).
Round glass window with the act of mercy (Antwerp, 19th century).
com-passion, 2023
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1. Dalai Lama, 2. Score!, 3. Seeds of Compassion, 4. Key Arena (overlook), 5. Happiness, 6. How does your Garden grow?, 7. Bosque by Twilight Star Trails, 8. Rainbow of Peace, 9. The Dalai Lama in Australia #1
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Compassion.
Exposition (MAS, Antwerp, Belgium).
Bread being distributed to the poor by David Vinckboons I (ca. 1600).
COMPASSION
Above a rectangular support, on which are arranged alignments of words summarizing the essence of what humanity is, the following sentence is written: COMPASSION FOR THE HUMAN SPECIES.
Technique: paper, cardboard. Size: 53 x 24 x 30 cm.
Some times decisions are made as easy as lighting a candle. They allow a
flame to glow in the darkness, give warmth to the surroundings
and make the arms of security wrap you in its comforting presence.
Then at other times decisions can keep you up at night, causing you to
toss and turn and open the spillway to your heart and pour out tears,
which at the same time puts a deep tightening clutch around your
heart.
It is never easy to make a decision on what to do with an aging pet,
regardless of whether it be a cat or dog, whatever.. All you want to do
is hold
on to them and protect their frailty, when others don't understand
and think you are crazy to keep this pitiful looking creature.
I pity those who do not understand how we feel about things
such as this, for they are missing an important lesson in having an
animal bless your life. They are missing a love that matures the
human heart, which animals can teach us.
When I would call to tell my mother I was coming to visit her, she
would relay that message to Muffin her silky terrier. Who then would
eagerly run and set in her spot by the window, as she'd wait for me
to arrive.
Upon arriving I could see her peering out the window with
enthusiasm as I stepped out of my car to approach the house. Once
inside
she showered me with excitement for attention of her devotion of the
watch she had guarded.
They say that silky terriers are a one person dog, and by my experience
I'd have to say those findings are purely accurate, for you see even
though
Muffin was my mother's dog, when she came to live with me after my
mothers death, I became the new recipient of this animals attachment.
Muffin turned 18 this pass December, and her frailty is ever so
obvious as she roams through out her day with limited sight to
guide her direction to her devoted one. Even though eye sight has left
her, the sense of smell has become her guiding element for finding
me. Still devoted to one, she manages to find, conquer and shower me
with that excited affection of moist gentle kisses of her love for me.
Now the time has come for my decision that will change my
life forever. For Muffin, it will mean no more tossing around and trying
to get out of her bed. No more roaming in darkness and trying to
figure out how to get out of this entrapment of despair, and for me.
Well, I will have moments of guilt, broken heart, and happy memories.
But the most astounding change for me when that decision is final is
the lesson of love that Muffin nurtured into my heart. That lesson will
make me a better human being, and a more compassionate soul. Then once
again, I know she will be waiting for me with her devoted excitement from the window
of heaven. I too will be looking forward to her gentle kisses she will
shower upon me.
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"There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echos."
- Milan Kundera
Photo Title: Compassion and Hope
Submitted by: ZON HISHAM BIN ZAINAL ABIDIN
Category: Professional
Country: Malaysia
Organisation: Usaha Bukan Kata Enterprise
COVID-19 Photo: No
Photo Caption: A widow and visually impaired mother never gives up caring for her son. They belong to the Jahai tribe found in the secluded forest of Royal Belum in Malaysia.
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Photo uploaded from the #HopeInSight Photo Competition on photocomp.iapb.org held for World Sight Day 2020.
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
― Albert Einstein
Beech blossom promotes a sense of tolerance and compassion for others where there was judgement and and intolerance of other people and their behaviour. For being able to see the positive and good in others inspite of their shortcomings.
Photage 157: Today was just one of those days when I need to wrap myself in compassion and give myself a break.
**ParenTeen Challenge**
As a parent of a teen, and as a teen, there are many a day when you will need to wrap yourself in compassion and give yourself a break. I encourage you to do so whenever the need arises. And my hope for you is that your relationship with your teen and/or with your parent can be a source of strength and support. I am deeply appreciative to my own teen who gave me the biggest hug today when she saw that I felt less than 100%.