An Artist

Can you find the artist hidden in his own work? Liu Bolin hides himself in his pictures, one way to become famous as an artist and that is to do something no one else thought of. Of all of the pictures that were in the e-mail yesterday, along with the few words about this invisible man, these were the two that stood out showing how really clever he is. I though you might enjoy seeing them.

I think we would all like to be invisible some time. Our world is crazy and we are not far behind it at times when life seems to tackle us and give us some serious thinking time. I know I find political cartoons something to laugh out loud about, but it is the ingenuity of the artist, not the facts of what is actually happening in our political arenas. Most of the time I feel sorry for our leaders as they have a job that no one else can handle, or want, because of the magnanimity of the problems that exist. They don't have to find ways to line their pockets and get rich on us, but that is the name of the game and we have accepted it over our life time. Complaining doesn't cut the mustard, but in the long run if they get too far to the left or to the right and wallow in the middle we can upset their apple cart and vote them out. . . thus thinking time. On the other hand we have family problems with lots to think about as our children and their children are living in a world of hazards and they are floundering for want of a decent job and a place to call their own. A lot of them created their own hell by free spending on credit cards without a thought to the hole they were digging themselves into. They have to travel the road as we did and they will make it in spite of our doubts or worries. It is just theirs to do. BUT, there is my word again, it is not easy for any one of us to become invisible and hide from living. Everyone of us has a problem, the young to learn how to get started in life just to walk and talk; the growing youngsters who have such challenges with all of the open free ideals of this generation which is so different from our own generation and leaves us in fear that they wont make it to adulthood without deep scars. The non committed couples who need moral stamina in their lives and realize what loving someone really means. The older generation slowly walking to the garden gate who need to find a place to die in peace without feeling they are a burden. A burden. . . how could they be when at one time they had no thought of the burden the children were to be in growing up, if they had, maybe there wouldn't be quite so many today. Each of us will face life as it comes and do our best with it. So one artist hiding in his own pictures brought about some unexpected musing this morning.

I hope you enjoy the pictures and find the artist within them. Do give some serious thought to your life and know which areas need a boost from your inner resources. Light a candle for all and ask for continued blessings while the storms approach today and the sunshine takes a rest.