Is it entirely subjective? Do we really notice the beauty of the world around us? Do we stop to notice the guitar player on the side of the road trying to earn his dinner or the leaves strewn across the grass by the wind? Do we look down too often and watch where our feet are stepping rather than looking up and appreciating the world around us? Too often we are told what is good and what we should appreciate instead of looking for ourselves. Too often to we let our head droop from exhaustion until someone says “look.” The world we live in today is extremely contextualized: we are told day to day what to do, what to listen to, what to look at, what to think. It is so much so that we often don’t think for ourselves. When asking someone what they think about a controversial subject, ask where they got their opinion. More often than not, they took their opinion from others and didn’t search it out for themselves. That is the world we live it today: thinking has become a tedious, monotonous and unnecessary task.
I love what you have said because I can completely relate. It's reassuring to know that I'm not the only one who views the world as a gift! A gift from God! I just have to parallel what you said again-for I can't help myself- and reannounce that this planet that we live in is beautiful and magnificent. I keep trying to hone my skills with whatever media I choose to capture one moment at a time. Thank you for posting this.
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