I was recently told by a friend; that when they see me, they see 'such a happy and confident guy..'. In saying so, this person made a point. In a previous blog entry, I had written about a time in Europe (Bavarian Alps) where I attempted to take as many photos as I could to try to show everyone else how beautiful this place was, and I wanted to share what I had there with them. But no matter how hard I tried, it wouldn't be able to be done. It is hard to describe the beauty of what I saw there, and impossible to describe exactly how I felt...Especially all in a sequence of 6x4 photographs.
This friend of mine, said to me after reading my blog, it got them thinking...
About in relating to that particular blog entry, how we all have our own photographs, our own photographs that others see and the photograph that you own and you see.
To another person's unique eye, a particular photograph will appear completely different to that of your own perspective. They may see it from one angle and you from another.
This person's point was simple, and meaningful:
Everybody has their own photograph of themselves, and people have their own photographs about you. They see you as you appear in that picture they have of you; however, you have ownership of your own picture and only you know what goes on behind it all, of your story, your life. You may see them a particular way, where as in fact in reality for them they are entirely different.
We all seem to see the brushed surface of one another and try to make out the entire person from that alone. Where as if we all took the time to let that surface grow, and begin to see the real picture they possess, then maybe things will be different.
"Such a happy, confident guy..."
Most would say that is a good thing to be. But is it enough?
Is it enough to just be happy and confident to make it through this world?
It makes me wonder, what my photograph looks like if I am happy and confident.
If you think about it, we're all pretty much like a Picasso in our own world, we create a whole new meaning and perspective out of things to make sense to for ourselves.
We tend to paint the photo's of others on our own almost not ever to attempt finding out the true identity of whoever we are painting, to make sense to for our own.
But sometimes, you have to wish how if only it was that simple in getting to know someone, just by taking one quick glance. To know their past, past experiences, their background, what happened where and when...all with one quick look at them.
However, do we really want everyone to know all that we've been through.
Do I really want everyone to see the sufferings that I've bared?
The pain I had gone through,
The scars that have remained,
The confusion that I broke through.
Should they really have to know, in all concepts of privacy aside. Should they?
But then explaining these things would be harder, as we would have to think about it again. Despite how much you have been affected by it, or how much you are over something.
When it comes to finding a new outlook and sticking to it, and then eventually thinking about previous events, it makes things a bit complicated as you are constantly reminded of a particular time. Especially if you were left with nothing. . .
When you were left with nothing but to collect the shattered pieces of you and forced to put them back together on your own.
When things are broken with another or by another, putting it all back together on your own is more than twice as hard than breaking it.
You're left to make a new start, and not from where you left off, but to begin a new chapter and create the rest of your story. . .
Although tough times do exist and at the time it's a whole new war.
When I stop to think about it, I wouldn't have had it any other way...
Knowing you've come this far, and developed the knowledge that you possess now.
There really was nothing to be afraid of, nothing to be running away from.
Moving forward was a key, was the key and thats exactly what I did.
These photographs that we all have of ourselves, changes constantly.
They change to what other 'artists' make of it, whether or not they take the time to uncover the real photo behind it is entirely up to them.
But I beleive in anybody's photo, that there is no regrets at all in taking the time to discover what truly lies beyond it all.
As I have said in previous blog entries; you learn from everyone you meet, you meet people, see people, do certain things, all to simply learn something from them. All here to teach you something new. And of course in return you are there to teach someone something, teach them something new, something they never thought about until you came along. For some you are there to simply remind them of something they have forgotten, or even help them think about all the little things that matters.
Leaving something with them, for them to go away and have a think about what you have taught them is as successful as anything. For some they don't learn until later on, but the point with this is to leave even the smallest amount of an affect on someone.
Don't be scared of anything,
Live to what you think is best
and see what people have to offer
cos they'll see yours and you do the rest...
bp-7
Is it enough to just be happy and confident to make it through this world?
It makes me wonder, what my photograph looks like if I am happy and confident.
If you think about it, we're all pretty much like a Picasso in our own world, we create a whole new meaning and perspective out of things to make sense to for ourselves.
We tend to paint the photo's of others on our own almost not ever to attempt finding out the true identity of whoever we are painting, to make sense to for our own.
But sometimes, you have to wish how if only it was that simple in getting to know someone, just by taking one quick glance. To know their past, past experiences, their background, what happened where and when...all with one quick look at them.
However, do we really want everyone to know all that we've been through.
Do I really want everyone to see the sufferings that I've bared?
The pain I had gone through,
The scars that have remained,
The confusion that I broke through.
Should they really have to know, in all concepts of privacy aside. Should they?
But then explaining these things would be harder, as we would have to think about it again. Despite how much you have been affected by it, or how much you are over something.
When it comes to finding a new outlook and sticking to it, and then eventually thinking about previous events, it makes things a bit complicated as you are constantly reminded of a particular time. Especially if you were left with nothing. . .
When you were left with nothing but to collect the shattered pieces of you and forced to put them back together on your own.
When things are broken with another or by another, putting it all back together on your own is more than twice as hard than breaking it.
You're left to make a new start, and not from where you left off, but to begin a new chapter and create the rest of your story. . .
Although tough times do exist and at the time it's a whole new war.
When I stop to think about it, I wouldn't have had it any other way...
Knowing you've come this far, and developed the knowledge that you possess now.
There really was nothing to be afraid of, nothing to be running away from.
Moving forward was a key, was the key and thats exactly what I did.
These photographs that we all have of ourselves, changes constantly.
They change to what other 'artists' make of it, whether or not they take the time to uncover the real photo behind it is entirely up to them.
But I beleive in anybody's photo, that there is no regrets at all in taking the time to discover what truly lies beyond it all.
As I have said in previous blog entries; you learn from everyone you meet, you meet people, see people, do certain things, all to simply learn something from them. All here to teach you something new. And of course in return you are there to teach someone something, teach them something new, something they never thought about until you came along. For some you are there to simply remind them of something they have forgotten, or even help them think about all the little things that matters.
Leaving something with them, for them to go away and have a think about what you have taught them is as successful as anything. For some they don't learn until later on, but the point with this is to leave even the smallest amount of an affect on someone.
Don't be scared of anything,
Live to what you think is best
and see what people have to offer
cos they'll see yours and you do the rest...
bp-7
