Wednesday, August 15, 2007

WAITING


A long line of slatted wooden porch chairs in an abstract pattern, seems to be waiting for sitters, or perhaps something else!

A large part of our lives is spent waiting for one thing or another. How much time we spend waiting is probably due to our expectations of life: do we believe in predestination or waiting for the hand of a higher power to intervene in our behalf, or do we take responsibility for our fates in spite of our varying beliefs in Deity?

Many of the world's cultures have, I believe, a myth of a sort of Cosmic Jester embedded somewhere in their mythology. According to books I have read, whose titles escape me at the moment, this notion is so prevalent, almost universal, that we have to question why this is so. It seems the Jester is seen as a sort of intermediary between the physical and spiritual worlds, i.e. between man and God. The Jester is the force responsible for synchronicity, or what I would call "meaningful coincidence." When one's life takes ironic turns and "special" or remarkable events seem to coincide with personal milestones or rites of passage, this becomes a tantalizing notion. Most of us have at least a few recollections of events in our lives that seemed to present us with some unique personal meaning, especially "fitting" for us as individuals living in the greater cosmic soup.

Which moves me into thoughts of energy, the eloquence and organized chaos of the universe, etc.

No matter where each of us stands on these issues, it's fun to speculate. No one knows the answers, and I suspect that truth is as fluid as the ocean. If only we could see the whole picture....

Which activities and passions we choose to pursue during our short lifetimes, determines who we are and shall further become, while we wait for answers.

Text and image c Lynda Lehmann. "Waiting" won a Special Recognition Award at a Period Gallery juried exhibition. A matted archival digital print of "Waiting" is available at www.lyndalehmann.com, on the last page of the site.

8 comments:

  1. I just love the photo, Lynda! It is intriguing on so many levels. I could look at it for hours. Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage

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  2. Thanks for visiting and commenting, Cindy! I appreciate it and will visit your site as soon as I get home and off this 44kbs connection, if not sooner!

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  3. Love that photo and your post. Very thought provoking.

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  4. Thanks for commenting, Lynn. I'm glad you found meaning in it. I especially LOVE when someone READS my posts!

    Keep in touch!

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  5. Hi Lynda,
    What a delight to find an artist with such a bright and inquiring mind. Thanks for your comment on my work and I want to tell you I truly enjoyed viewing your chairs and abstract pieces and learning that jesters appear to be univeral to world cultures. Interesting! Have a blessed day. Nora

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  6. Thank you, Nora! And you're welcome. We have a lot of similar interests. Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting!

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  7. Thanks, Moi! I have a new camera too, a SONY digital SLR, and like you, I can't put it down. (though this shot was taken with my last camera, also a SONY)

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