Friday, February 25, 2011

yin/yang



I just love this photo.

because it juxtaposes so perfectly the yin/yang that is infancy and adulthood. Maxima is newly born (6 months) and so fresh, so alive, happy and frankly ecstatic to be here on Earth - to be a part of our family and of the world. By the time she reaches her father's age (nearly 45, gulp) she'll likely be cynical, tired, weighed down by stresses and emotional baggage etc etc. When exactly does that happen? When does that smile turn to a frown?

I guess that's why we 'older' parents so adore our children. it's an escape from the mundane, the drama and firth of our daily lives. we get a peek of ecstacy and pure joy. it takes me hours of yoga practice to encounter pure joy. hours....about 6 or 7 years ago I left a yoga class in such a state of happiness I literally cried in the car the whole way home. that is/was the only time I've experienced that sensation and have been searching for it ever since. Maxima and Valentina feel that every day. That is why we become parents, why we love it - to witness that sensation of pleasure, of joy, of love, of happiness and if we're lucky to become it.

what else is there?

5 comments:

Dulce de Wendy said...

i love your photo and posting!
xo

siobhan said...

haha! I clicked "next blog" and was brought to yours. What a FABULOUS photo - and wise words to go with it!

Anonymous said...

You have some interesting thoughts! Perhaps we should contemplate about attempting this myself.

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Gilda said...

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Best wishes,
Gilda

Fowl Ideas said...

The baby looks happier than the other guy.