Hope. Sadness.
Two sides of the same coin? Perhaps. I see mostly hope with some sadness on one side, sadness with bit of hope on the other. They touch in the center. They echo each other; reach one to the other.
Can you have one without the other? Is the experience of one healthy without the other? For sadness, alone, seems to me depression. And hope, without sadness to temper it, is delusion.
Perhaps the best is when they touch in the center, balancing each other out. Hope and sadness. Sadness and hope.
Well, my Photo-Heart Connection this month is filled with melancholy, isn’t it? I couldn’t decide between the two images this month. They seemed to go together, and reflect one another. When I listened to the words they whispered, it was the mirroring emotions of sadness and hope. I don’t quite understand why I needed this message today, but I’m not going to try to analyze further. This is just the message from my heart this month. It will be clear in time.
What is your Photo-Heart Connection telling you this month? Does it speak of sadness? Hope? Or something altogether different? Link in here and share with us.
Please note I won’t be by to visit until later in the month, after the link up closes. I’m off to China and Taiwan on a business trip this week, and I’ll catch up when I’m back.
Kat, this is a beautiful pair! And yes, they do go together. You don’t appreciate the good times without experiencing the sad times. It’s all there in the continuum of our lives. Have a great trip!
Beautiful images, and interesting thoughts. I wonder if the onset of winter and the bare branches inspire a bit of melancholy in those of us who live in cold places?
This is a lovely post and beautiful PHC as always. Sadness and hope? do they go together? A lovely thought to ponder. In November my F-i-L passed away and a niece gave birth, sadness is lessoned when you have hope. Have a safe trip. I expect you will have some fabulous photos on your return.
The yin and the yang, both necessary for balance in life. Sometimes the pendulum will swing heavily towards one side but a pendulum can’t ever stay in one place. So I think it is over time that it balances. Hope you have a great time in China!
A wondrous combination – balancing each other, creating a whole from two halves.
They create a whole together… beautiful image with a very subtle -yet deep- meaning