New Identity?
In the name of quasi-anonymity, of standing up by hanging low, similar to registering for votes, but never talking about a stance with colleagues and friends, I belligerently make a comment about the need to hide ourselves in order to protect others. A reality perhaps, but a shame indeed.
How's this one?
How's this one?
12 Comments:
You look cute with a bishop on your head.
shnood
I know you anonymous...shnood is our family code! Ha Ha!!
Polydad,
Actually, it is a woman in Cuba. It's a photo in my office by artist Vessna Perunovich. I purchased it because I interpret the piece as a time line, the figure a part of history, somewhere in the middle of it, held back by it, in fact. I love the way she is blindfolded. It reminds me of our attachments to our Judeo-Christian past, and for me, the blindfolding can represent a naivete, or an ignoring of the past, or moving forward with the past attached to us, unknowing of the future.
unknowing of the future -- what I meant by that is unable to move on, create futures without tethers, without attachments.
"Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Estee, I have always appreiciated your willingness to discuss the ideas of autism so openly amongst people who can often get caught up in discussing people, forgetting why we are all here in the first place. You inspire me. I love that painting as well as your interpretation, but I miss seeing Adam's sweet face on your blog.
Squaregirl,
You will again.
Estee,
I like your photo. It appears as though someone has been policing your thoughts.
Scorpio
While I've never used and probably never will use pictures of my children, I do retain all of our names...because I'm not going to let fear get in our way when it comes to "changing the world." However, I do applaud the way you seriously considered this issue before making your decision.
There is no reason for me to remain anonymous. I'm starting an organization, I'm developing a school program here in Toronto, I'm a writer and a public speaker, organizing a major event this October. I am really jesting with myself a little bit here, pondering the need for anonymity in others -- how it may even perhaps work well from within.
I always come to the same conclusion -- there are good and bad anonymous people, there lives good and evil in similar words, we can never have good without the bad. We can never have Adam without Eve. ;)
I am not afraid. I just get annoyed, but continue to try and understand the motives and the needs of others.
OK, I admit that I don't quite get the picture in the background, but I've been known to miss some very obvious things. That said, the photograph of you makes a great statement about anonymity. Your hair is hidden by a scarf and most of your face is cropped out. But there's no hiding behind your eyes! Very artistic.
Shawn,
No problem...the pic in the back is symbolic of how I view thought and its attachments to history, which is something I've talked about in former posts.
I like what you are doing here with this jesting with yourself :)
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