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one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons
celebrating the art of paradox
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delving into the wisdom of absurdity in whimsical way
this blog is about paradox.
through my questions, i hope to encounter the paradox within belief, that place where there is not one answer but many contradictory ones.
each question, each drawing is an invitation to join me in allowing what appears absurd to take us to a wisdom beyond linear thinking.
as long as we question, we are free. free to see, to feel and to express who we are. and to connect collaboratively with one another.
About Me
- anne artist
- i am a painter who began my career as a child coloring outside the lines of my coloring books. i am a writer who started out by composing adventure stories while riding my stick horse around the backyard. as a child, i got in trouble for asking too many questions...i question that.
you can find my cartoons in this online magazine!
http://thoughtsonsale.com/
here is the link to my photography blog about simplicity:
on a clear day she could see forever
one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons
"the emperor's new clothes" by hans christian andersen
this fairy tale has been a companion to me as i have traveled through my life.
briefly, it is about an emperor who was deceived by two tailors who said they were making a set of clothing out of a "dream" fabric. in reality, they used no fabric at all. to make their scam complete, they announced that only those who were wise enough would be able to see the beautiful clothing. and so, no one, not even the emperor, admitted to being unable to see it.
wearing his new "clothing", the emperor paraded through his kingdom. no one questioned his appearance; no one wished to appear less than wise.
until a small child asked, "why is the emperor not wearing any clothes?"
so it is that i ask, if i question rather than believe i am wise, what will i see?
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12 comments:
That's a scary thought.
But then even if you have a dream, does that exactly represent who you are?
what does exactly represent who i am?
Who you are, is the one who lives out on the ways and beliefs you held, dear, in your heart and mind....on dreamless nights ....meaning that you are in deep sleep ...could you remember anything, even of who you are ??
if i do not remember a dream, then did it not happen?
if i do not dream, does my identity vanish? or is it expressed in other ways?
if i do not remember, did i not know at some point what i now have forgotten?
yes..you will, for a dreamless night is when your mind is still and you will gain the ability to listen to the voice of reason and you will know who you are and what you should do
so if i don't try to remember, i can realize what i already know....
hmmm..."so if i don't remember, i can realize what i already know "...perhaps ...we should look at the word "know"...if you dun study or gain a deeper understanding of the subject ...do you know what you know ??...Well, unless certain aspects of the subject is being reveal....if not how do you know, you know ??
s.a., i love this!
so, if i don't let remembering get in the way of knowing, then at some level i know what i know and that i know. but if i try to convince myself that i know, then i might remember that i am forgetful...........and then who knows where that might take me?
Aiyo...why so "chieem"...means diffcult to understand in singapore "singlish"...haha...it will get you "nowhere"....either is "now here" or "no where"...be simple...ok,Anne ??
so sorry, s.a. sometimes it is fun to play with words.
although it do wonder if one of the tasks of a lifetime is to remember what i know.
but then, i don't know that for sure..........
Anne, dun need to say sorry....actually i think if we are wondering we are remembering what we know...it is not a bad idea at all...perhaps that is why...on dreamless nights we will still remember who we are ....:)
s.a., i really like you thought about wondering.........and how it takes us back home to ourselves.........thanks!
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