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It's the point in every young adult's life when they reach the 'age of wisdom'. And how are we greeted by it? A trip to oral surgeon's, of course!
My wisdom teeth were in pretty decent shape. Some dentists might have said I wouldn't be needing to get them removed at all. But just in case, we went ahead with the procedure and this is the final result.
I was actually up and running by day three after the surgery, and I had the stitches removed this afternoon. I wore the earrings into the dentist's office, and, as you might imagine, she got a real kick out it. So much so that she took photos to post on her website!
Teeth were cleaned and set with sterling silver. I cannot wait to wear these to the Festival of the Arts tomorrow.
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A haiku question
Is it wise to seek wisdom?
Ask someone who knows
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Seek and you shall find
ask and it will be given
those who are wise know
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I am keeping on with my series highlighting and focusing on one deep feeling in each portrait.
Here I am trying to isolate wisdom of this man in this picture I took on the Thai-Myanmar border.
The gear I used is Canon 5d MarkII + 70-200 L f/2.8
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In a future shaped by the harsh realities of the climate crisis, deserts have expanded across vast areas of the world. The scarcity of water and relentless drought have rendered the land barren, while devastating wildfires have eradicated vegetation and life. In this new world, where rain has become a rare luxury, new deserts have emerged in what were once fertile regions. Humanity had forgotten that there were once peoples who lived and thrived in the desert—the nomads of the Sahara.
By a remarkable stroke of luck, a large, forgotten library was discovered in the region formerly known as Timbuktu. This discovery became a revelation, a beacon of hope in an otherwise bleak time. The library contained invaluable manuscripts and wisdom from the past, which could unveil the secrets behind the nomads' ability to survive in harsh desert conditions. In the many caves and underground grottos around Timbuktu, ancient documents were unearthed, bringing new knowledge to light.
This photo series explores the rediscovery of this forgotten wisdom, providing a glimpse into how our ancestors navigated life's challenges in the desert. Through these images, ancient truths are brought to life once more, inspiring us to learn from the nomads of the past, as we seek new paths forward in a world grappling with climate change.
In the sands of time, where dunes now rise,
A future unfolds under sunburned skies.
Forgotten whispers of a people long gone,
Nomads who thrived in the desert's dawn.
From Timbuktu's hidden troves they emerge,
Ancient tomes with knowledge to purge.
Beneath the earth, in caves so deep,
The secrets of survival, awake from sleep.
The world once forgot these sun-scorched lands,
But hope rekindles with ink-stained hands.
From parchments brittle, wisdom flows,
As past and present in the desert grows.
Haikus:
Lost in shifting sands,
Ancient voices rise again,
Nomads’ truths untold.
Dust of ages past,
Timbuktu’s wisdom revealed,
Hope in arid lands.
"By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established." --Proverbs 24:3 ESV
A friend has a collection of her father's handmade birdhouses throughout her yard. He hated seeing wood go to waste and found a way to save it and build these beautiful creations. I used Isabelle LaFrance Photography's free Primrose action.
Taken at the sacred Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. It appeared to be an intimate, serious conversation from father to son and I loved how focused he was on the words of wisdom his father was imparting. Note, I took this from quite some distance via zoom, so as not to intrude on their privacy. Felt so blessed to have been able to visit Israel earlier this year in March.
Today seems to be a day that causes me to be in theological mode! In my last post, I commented about maturity. I had left an opinion on a young friend's Facebook comments, and as expected, he came back with more verbal swordplay, and rather surprised me with his viewpoint. This fellow is supposed to be a Christian, and last I heard, he was going to become a pastor, yet I was a little alarmed by his very humanistic viewpoint.
Now, it's one thing to not believe in Jesus Christ, or even God, for that matter, but it's another to be preparing to be a pastor, and hold those same humanistic views over those expressed in the bible. It is because of things like this that the world views the Christian faith as being no different than any other religion, and probably in even lower regard because of the perceived hypocrisy in what it observes.
Those on here who know me know that I am not shy about expressing my views. Hopefully, most of those views line up with the faith I profess. A Catholic priest once gave me some advice. (I'm not Catholic, btw.) He said, "whatever you believe, be the best at it you can be. If you're a Christian, be the best Christian you can be. If you're a Buddhist, be the best Buddhist you can be. If you're an atheist, be the best atheist you can be." Now, that sounded like good advice, but it isn't the advice the bible gives.
To be a genuine Christian, the bible says we have to trust in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ to save us, and that our own works, though an expression of what's in our hearts, are not going to get us into heaven! Paul said that he would show his FAITH by his deeds, but scripture is pretty clear that those deeds can never outweigh either the evil we've done, or the grace of God. If we've done wrong, then nothing we could ever do could fix our right standing with God. It is the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ on the cross that allows us to be ransomed, and to be made right with God. It has nothing to do with our actions at all. We demonstrate to God that we love Him by obeying His commandments, but if we mess up, it's not our deeds that get us right with God again; it's the blood of Christ that restores our standing with Him, and the attitude of our hearts that determines whether or not we are truly sorry for, and willing to turn from our sin..
The young man told me that he didn't like the word "wisdom" because it was too objective and depended upon peoples' opinions. He also said that grace could be that way, too, and could be insincere. Perhaps I'm too concrete in my thinking and not grasping the abstract thoughts his brain was trying to wrestle with. Anyway, the second part of the debate ensued, and my response follows:
"If you were to remove God from the equation, what you said would be valid. However, neither wisdom, nor grace, when in context of wisdom being birthed through seeking and obeying God, or grace being the unfathomable gift of God through Jesus' torture , crucifixion, death, and resurrection from the dead, having nothing to do with our own actions, or for that matter, level of faith, can be in any way objective, subjective, or debatable! Both wisdom and grace are gifts from God, and have absolutely nothing to do with the finite and puny concepts or limitations of mankind. In essence, what WE think is of little consequence and has no bearing upon the truth of God's kingdom. To insert ourselves into the equation is like the lump of clay having the audacity to demand that the potter do things differently. In the end, every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
The bible states what true wisdom is. (Prov. 15:33) "The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility." Now, the subjective kind of wisdom you infer could be MAN'S wisdom, which the Word of God has nothing good to say about! Isaiah 47:10 discusses this in the scathing judgment of Babylon: "10 For you [Babylon] have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, No one sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart and mind, I am, and there is no one besides me." Clearly, this is humanism at its best, which exalts man over his creator. Matthew 11:19 gives a simple plumb line for discerning between the wisdom of man and the wisdom of God: "...Wisdom is proved right by its results." THAT is something that no age group can claim sole right to. It is, like grace, an unmerited gift from God.
Life experience is not wisdom. Though maturity would imply that a person was about as good as he would ever be, the fact is that there is no wisdom in the flesh of mankind, and unlike aged wine or cheese, the majority of aging simply resembles rot! Without God we are helpless in our own wallowing and slaves to sin. There can be no maturity in that. As for grace being insincere, I have to wonder if you have any concept of what grace IS, from the reference point of the only grace that can save us from our own stupidity! There is nothing remotely insincere about what Christ did on the cross for those too arrogant to appreciate it. However, from a purely humanistic POV, I would agree that grace that came from anyone OTHER than God would, indeed, be about as insincere as anything else mankind does without the Lord."
I'm sure this fellow is loading his gun now, not one for allowing anyone else to win a battle. This is, in my opinion, not a battle, but if he IS as mature as he thinks he is, he will probably drop the topic altogether. If he comes back for more, it just shows he's argumentative and thinks he's right and that's that. What I'm sure every parent and / or adult on here would agree is that the more he tries to prove his point, the more likely every adult he encounters will shake their head and start chuckling. We've all been where he is in one way or another, whether debating religion, politics, or life in general. In the years to come, he will, as we have, embarrass himself many times over, and live to forget most of it! Sometimes I'm glad I didn't have kids!
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Her thoughts...somewhere far, her life... etched on those hands, her hair... strings of silver. Wisdom.
When I can't think of a clear idea of to do for an illustration friday then, I turn to word association. This is what popped into my head for "wisdom".
And I felt like doing pencil this week, rather than vector, fooling around with a figure style I rarely use. I rather like it. One could say wisdom is not fighting your instincts. ;)
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Durgotsava is a four-day celebration of the greatest Religious Festival of Bengal. During this time Kolkata turns into a vibrant city of art and culture reflecting the true spirit of Bengal. I hereby share a few glimpses of the fact with you. Hope you will appreciate.
[ Looking back - 2014: Last year I couldn’t share any of my photographs on this festival. I think you wouldn’t mind if I share them this year prior to my current photographs on this subject.]
The Meaning of ‘Durga’.
Durga, meaning "the inaccessible" or "the invincible", is a popular fierce form of the Hindu Goddess or Devi. She is depicted with multiple arms, carrying various weapons and riding a ferocious lion( in Bengal). She is pictured as battling or slaying demons, particularly Mahishasura, the buffalo demon.
Her triumph as Mahishasura Mardini, Slayer of the buffalo Demon is a central episode of the scripture Devi Mahatmya. Her victory is celebrated annually in the festivals of Durga Puja.
History
The word ‘Shakti’ means divine energy/force/power, and Durga is the warrior aspect of the Divine Mother/Brahman(Supreme Absolute Godhead).
As a goddess, Durga's feminine power contains the combined energies of all the gods. Each of her weapons was given to her by various gods: Rudra's trident, Vishnu's discus, Indra's thunderbolt, Brahma's kamandalu, Kuber's Ratnahar, etc.
According to a narrative in the Devi Mahatmya story of the Markandeya Purana text, Durga was created as a warrior goddess to fight an asura (demon) named Mahishasura. Brahma had given Mahishasura the power not to be defeated by a male. Mahishasura had unleashed a reign of terror on earth, heaven and the nether worlds, and he could not be defeated by any man or god, anywhere. The gods were helpless. Shiva, realizing that no man or god (male) can defeat Mahishasura, made a request to his wife Parvati(Durga) to take the role of a female goddess warrior in order to slay the demon. Parvati took his request and went to the Ashram of priest disciple named Katyayan to assume the role of a warrior. Meanwhile, the gods went to Brahma for help and, with Brahma, then made their way to Vaikuntha—the place where Vishnu lay on Ananta Naag. They found both Vishnu and Shiva, and Brahma eloquently related the reign of terror Mahishasur had unleashed on the three worlds. To save the worlds, Vishnu, Shiva and all of the gods emitted beams of fierce light from their bodies. The blinding sea of light reached Parvati at the Ashram of the priest Katyayan and Durga emerged from this pool of light. The goddess Durga took the name Katyaayani from the priest. She introduced herself in the language of the Rig-Veda, saying she was the form of the supreme female aspect of Brahman (Prakriti) who had created all the gods. Now she had come to fight the demon to save the three Worlds. They did not create her; it was her lila that she emerged from their combined energy. The gods were blessed with her compassion.
To combat the evil Mahishasura, she had appeared in a great blinding light, to combat this demon and end it for all to be in peace. The terrible Mahishasura rampaged against her, changing forms many times. First he was a buffalo demon, and she defeated him with her sword. Then he changed forms and became an elephant that tied up the goddess's lion and began to pull it towards him. The goddess cut off his trunk with her sword. The demon Mahishasur continued his terrorizing, taking the form of a lion, and then the form of a man, but both of them were gracefully slain by Durga.
Then Mahishasur began attacking once more, starting to take the form of a buffalo again. When Mahishasur had half emerged into his buffalo form, he was paralyzed by the extreme light emitting from the goddess's body. The goddess then resounded with laughter before cutting Mahishasur's head down with her sword.
Thus Durga slew Mahishasur, thus is the power of the fierce compassion of Durga. Hence, Mata Durga is also known as Mahishasurmardhini—the slayer of Mahishasur.
The goddess, as Mahishasuramardini, appears quite early in Indian art. The Archaeological Museum in Matura has several statues on display including a 6-armed Kushana period Mahisasuramardhini that depicts her pressing down the buffalo with her lower hands. A Nagar plaque from the first century BC - first century AD depicts a 4-armed Mahisamardhini accompanied by a lion. But it is in the Gupta period that we see the finest representations of Mahisasuramardhini. The spear and trident are her most common weapons. A Mamallapuram relief shows the goddess with 8 arms riding her lion subduing a buffalo-faced demon; a variation also seen at Ellora. In later sculptures show the goddess having decapitated the buffalo demon.
Durga Puja (Worshiping Durga)
The four day long (Saptami to Dashami) Durga Puja is the biggest annual festival in Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal, where it is known as Dashain. It is celebrated likewise with much fervour in various parts of India, especially the Himalayan region, but is celebrated in various forms throughout the Hindu universe.
The day of Durga's victory is celebrated as Vijayadashami (Bengali), Dashain (Nepali) or Dussehra (Hindi) - these words literally mean "the Victory Tenth" (day).
The actual period of the worship however may be on the preceding nine days (Navaratri) followed by the last day called Vijayadashami in North India or five days in Bengal (from the sixth to tenth day of the waxing-moon fortnight)..
In North India, the tenth day, signifying Rama's victory in his battle against the demon Ravana, is celebrated as Dussehra - gigantic straw effigies of Ravana are burnt in designated open spaces (e.g. Delhi's Ram Lila grounds), watched by thousands of families and little children. In Bangladesh also the four-days long Sharadiya Durga Puja (Bengali: শারদীয়া দুর্গা পুজো, ‘autumnal Durga worship’) is the biggest religious festivals for the Hindus and celebrated across the country with Vijayadashami being a national holiday. Source: Wikipedia.
‘Durgotsava’ - My Personal feelings :
To me worshiping goddess Durga encompasses so many deeply seated aspects of human lives and nature. The imagination of such a Goddess-form has its age old story depicted in the Hindu Puranas and that had been fabricated by the wisdom of ages as a symbolic one for Bio-Geo-Socio-Economic-Cultural and Aesthetical upliftment of humankind and its relationship with nature, through the practice of worshiping.
Once in a year She, The Mother Durga, is thought to come from her abode at mount Kailash in Himalaya to the land of Bengal at the time of Autumn, the finest of all six seasons when Bengal turns into a nature’s paradise. The snow white clouds against the deep azure of the sky, the gentle cool breeze carrying the sweet fragrance of flowers, the turning colors of the leaves, the golden sunlit lush green paddy fields and the waving clusters of dazzling white inflorescence of Kash dramatically prepare the minds of Bengal apt for celebration of life. Artists of versatile talents from Bengal and other states culminate their finest ever skill and efforts for making the idols of Durga using conventional natural resources like clay, wood, organic colors, that are all biodegradable. The pandals( the temporary abodes of Devi Durga) all over Bengal, especially in urban cities turn into the finest galleries of art and culture covering an unimaginably wide range of form and traditions, represented by Bengal and neighboring states of India. Durga puja becomes a wide open opportunity to discover and re-discover the art and artistry of Bengal, and not only that this is the biggest festival of Bengal that provides a great competitive platform for innumerable artists and workers to learn and earn.
The time of Puja is the time for togetherness, is the time for sharing and caring. The traditional concept of making the idols of Durga, her four children and her husband Lord Shiva against a single background structure( which is in Bengali: Ek chalchitra) seems to me a very symbolic one! It implicates to me a strong bondage between the family members, or in a greater sense the relationships between individuals. An example of unity in diversity.
To save the worlds, Brahmma(the god of creation), Vishnu( the god of sustenance), Moheshwara/ Shiva(the god of destruction) and all of the gods emitted beams of fierce light from their bodies. The blinding sea of light reached Parvati, and Durga emerged from this pool of light. This is very symbolic. I see durga as a domain where there have been convergence of all form of energies; she is the symbolic epitome of unified force, as it is the most cherished theory of modern-day physics- “the unified field theory”. And therefore, She is the Symbolic epitome of concentrated knowledge and wisdom. She can create(sristi), She can sustain( sthiti), and She can destroy(loy). She comes over here to create all good things and to sustain them on this earth, and to destroys all evil power, as depicted by triumph over Mahisasura.
Her four children are very symbolic to me for four aspects of socio-economic- cultural upliftment. These are the four aspects to create a balanced nation or a person as an individual.
“Lakhsmi”, her elder daughter, is a symbol of wealth. She carries with her a bunch of ripe paddy and a container of vermilion. Ripened paddy is the symbol of agricultural success. And vermilion is the symbol of peaceful marriage in Hindu custom.
“Swaraswati”, her younger daughter, is a symbol of art and culture. She carries with her a sitar, a classical Indian instrument depicting music, which is the highest form of the faculty of art.
“Kartika”, her elder son, is the commander-in-chief of the gods for war. He is the warrior and protector from enemies. He carries a bow and arrows. He knows how to target an enemy. And he is the symbol of leadership qualities.
“Ganesha”, her youngest son. He is the symbol of knowledge and wisdom.
And the Mother is the creator of all her four children, the four faculties associated with biological, social, cultural and intellectual evolution of man.
Therefore, She is the idealistic epitome of Gunas (qualities), that we all her children should acquire for. And there lies the true meaningfulness of worshiping our mother, Durga.
On the tenth day after the triumph, the day of Vijaya Dashami, mother along with her family sets her journey back to her final adobe in himalaya, leaving the earthly world behind. The clay idol is thus immersed in the holy water of Ganges to symbolize her journey. And thus the whole celebration comes to an end.
Concepts for series on Proverbs. We were asked for a photo with text on it, and maybe some kind of effect. There are several directions we could take. Will be used for the standard mix of uses: onscreen, in print and online.
Audience: We're a downtown church of about 1200 each Sunday. Wide mix of demographics.
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(Note: some of these are mine, and some are by @kafroom47)
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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells. --To Autumn. by John Keats
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WISDOM...something which seems to be lost in today's society. So much attention placed on "Glitz and Glamour" and not on SUBSTANCE...
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Sir Norman Wisdom one of our old-school comedians whom I absolutely adored in the 1960's! was a long-time resident of the Isle of Man, he wrote a book about his life on the island called "Lucky Little Devil: Norman Wisdom On The Island He Made His Home" The sign adorns the entrance to the Sefton Hotel on the promenade in Douglas the capital of the island. "Sir Norman's" is the name of a trendy bar-cum-eatery inside the hotel, alas much as I would have liked to have shown my appreciation for the comic-genius, mulling over a small malt in his eponymous watering-hole, I resisted the temptation. The realisation that after a hundred-mile backpacking walk around the island with inevitable shortages in the warm soapy water department; I was perhaps not a perfect representative of the preferred customer profile. Maybe another day... Sir Norman's image is sited on the hotel railings close to a bronze statue of him. For my eye the statue is not instantly recognisable as the man and I suspect this promotional image has been mounted as an aid to identification..
"Wisdom does not grow or spring up overnight.
Wisdom is rather slow growing like an old oak tree.
Wisdom grows up slowly like a sapling until it reaches the sky.
To be wise we must seek wisdom in only the right places and times.
We must be taught how to use His wisdom in many different ways.
We must carefully seek His worthy mentors and listen to advice.
To learn His wisdom, we commit ourselves to a lifetime of learning.
And, He listens and helps us act in accordance to our beliefs.
Remember, His wisdom and knowledge takes our lifetime to learn."
~ unknown
This is along the Okagawa at Yokohama (Japan). The sunshine was just superb when I was enjoying these blossoms!
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