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| Picture taken near the Western Market, HK. May 2013 |
Rest if you must.
For the road ahead can be weary and long.
But do not wither or give up!
Keep looking straight at where you are going.
I took this interesting photo during my recent trip to Hong Kong.
The defiant and proud body language of the elderly man in the middle was a strong contrast to the statue and others sitting around him.
It's an inspiration to me.
Hi SMOL,
ReplyDeleteMaybe he's looking at this strange man taking pictures of him ;) hee hee, just kidding :)
I find the sculpture more interesting. It shows someone bending over, perhaps to take a rest, and another one came from behind and leap over. Leaping over the shoulders of giant? Haha
LP,
DeleteOf course I took some literary liberties here. Yup, the elderly man wasn't too pleased with me taking his picture...
I too was attracted to the sculpture. It was meant to be "fun" like what you have described - a man leap-frogging over another.
But looking at the "sad" surrounding (old age and retirement shouldn't be like this), I saw the sculpture in another light - a man wilting under the weight of expectations by others.
All the more the elderly man inspired me - it's good to have some defiant anger in our bellies.
We can't be Mr Nice Guy all the time ;) (I read your post. Thumbs up!)