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Sunrise
I often miss the laid-back life of yesteryear in the fishing village of Kuala Terengganu. My friends and I used to cycle for miles to the beach to watch sunrise. We would just lie idly on the sand and marvel at the spectacular show of Nature amid the mellifluous sound of waves, and listen to our souls uttering, “Life is beautiful”.
We would then try our luck scouting for oysters on the nearby rocks along the seaside. Breaking the oyster shell required some skill or otherwise one would end up with a mass of oyster meat, which nevertheless, still made a delicious omelet.
Autumn Song
Life is like seasons, going through different phases at different points in time. And if one gets to live up to 80 years old, then every 20 years represent a season.
Spring represents childhood to teenage where there are dreams to chase and butterflies to catch; Summer represents adulthood where many are busy chasing after worldly possessions, trying to reap as much as one could in a bountiful orchard; Autumn represents manhood where one has become wiser and taking a step backward to enjoy life; Winter represents a retreat where one would sit back in the garden sipping tea, or by the fireplace reading book and listening to music, while the adventurous one would perhaps continue to trek and run.
No season is bad or good. It depends on how one looks at life. I personally think this is a beautiful arrangement by Nature and I would be perfectly satisfied to get up from my seat and go away saying, “It was a perfect show”, when the curtain falls.
Heaven and Earth
We are indeed the fortunate souls to be born into this marvelous place called Earth, in between Heaven and Hell. While the latter two remain a myth, the Earth is real. Yes, we exist in physical form with five senses, but the beings in Heaven and Hell are formless.
Sometimes I wonder, how would a fairy from Heaven be happy when she doesn’t need to dress up and make-up to look good (coz she is already beautiful by default, and day in day out dresses in the same costume)? While we, the earth-bound ladies, have all the enjoyment of putting on make-up, pedicure, manicure, etc, etc to look our best. And Mother Earth has been so kind to host all year round sales to satisfy the ladies’ obsessive addiction for shopping, only to be followed by the anxiety of opening the credit card statement subsequently.
How would a fairy derive a sense of accomplishment as I do from completing a satisfying painting (ignoring the many that went into the trash!) when everything else can be done at the point of a finger? And how would the fairy enjoy food like we human do when she has no feeling for hunger at all?
Being a ghost is no better off than a fairy. In the movie “Ghost”, Patrick Swayze was desperately trying to touch Demi Moore but to no avail when he became the formless ghost. He has to get help from the eccentric spiritual medium Whoopi Goldberg to feel his loved one again. It is hauntingly romantic but sad (BTW I couldn’t stop laughing watching the hilarious Whoopi dancing with Demi).
As a transient guest of this beautiful Earth, one should live life to the fullest and enjoy each moment of the now and the presence. Even in the darkest dungeon, there is still a way to find the bright spot. As for me, I have found mine, and it is right here in my heart.
Landscapes
The beauty of landscapes on Earth lies in their shapes, dimensions and colors; the beauty of landscapes in painting lies in the freedom of brush and the luxuriousness of ink; and the beauty of landscapes in one’s heart lies in the fact that everything is in its proper place.
Please click here for Part 1 of Jayne's Chinese paintings
By Jayne Aw.
Posted by KC
Next posting will be scheduled on Monday 22 June night.
Next posting will be scheduled on Monday 22 June night.
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