An English Journey

"Unfinished India" is a personal favorite of mine. Photography is a tricky discipline not only from the point of view of the photographer but also from the viewer's. When I took this one I had to carefully choose the framing. There were infinite options and I decided to include the minimum amount of information needed to leave it open to interpretation . Half a cow, half a man and a pool of... To make an interpretation (artistic or not) is always extremely difficult. The aim of philosophers is to try and work out the best way to think about things. For all intents and purposes , we all try and work out how to think about things. A simple picture but also an existential question demands something more than mere observation . In this example, the most important element is neither the framing nor any included visual clue . Interpretation is what really counts. This post is entitled "Keep calm and take life philosophically ", a message not intended to be

Living is not easy. As long as you are still alive, you had better be ready to make very tough decisions every now and again . When complications arise , some individuals are prone to bury their head in the sand .  You can effortlessly draw a parallel between this behaviour and cowardice , to say the least , but then your comparison would be tantamount to the absurd . From my point of view, more often than not you will have to resort to a bit of imagination if you really want to show sound judgment . Being shrewd enough not to  take a dim view of your fellow's way of tackling problems is again not easy.  Freedom of speech and freedom of thought would have been unthinkable two generations ago. Now that we have these rights, we must be cautious and vigilant about coming to hasty conclusions when assessing whether someone has acted badly or not. That is easier said than done . Luckily, practice makes perfect.