Trails tell tales of love and contemplation
13 responses to “Footsteps in the sand”
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I got it when I saw the original large version.
I see this as an Impressionist painting!
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heh… It is best viewed large… Here is the quarter-size version.
It’s a wide angle (16mm) shot from 60 feet above the beach. The rock I am standing on is at the center bottom.
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I saw both large and original size which is larger. So I got to see the foot steps very well.
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Couldn’t help but immediately think of a parable I used to know well and when I saw your image, it was a bit of a spiritual nudge for me. (something learned long ago with the same title)wonderful timing!
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Bingo Sol1. That’s what I had in mind…. but with many footsteps here…. I was going to subtitle it "all you need is love"
Mimosa: I think we are refering to this one:
One Night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you you’d walk with me all the way, but I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why when I needed you most you would leave me." The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
(borrowed from this critique of the parable)
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Thanks, nope, that last edit should be it. I misunderstood I think the reference to polytheist. It can be confused in my mind with one who has many tolerances. Blew it again did I? lol (it’s a subject I greatly enjoy however)
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Re: the meaning of the parable. I equate it to my personal philosophy. I have spent the past 14 years convinced that life sends me gifts in disguise and that all that I need to do is to embrace them with open arms and seek out with great interest the specific reason for each gift presented as an adversity or an obstacle or a tragedy. Once I recognize this reason, I then make sure that I actively and consciously learn from the experience. I grow each time as I understand that this is the ultimate purpose of the gift. Despite that I often tend to resist gracefully receiving my disguised gift and despite that I often am angry in moments of weakness, high stress or drama, I am eventually always able to be very grateful and appreciative in receiving this opportunity to grow within.
Now that I have read this wonderful parable, I can consider that I was being carried throughout the most difficult moments in my life. It is a very nice and fascinating perspective of the same idea. The principle idea to remember is that we are here to become better human beings and especially better souls. However, we could not ever do this alone.
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Wonderful colour palette, with super patterns!
Would you add this to the Plane Angle Group? 🙂
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