22nd March 2025 Kala & Beena
I posted this painting by Kala. What intrigued me about it was the stairs. The light at the top of those stairs invites you to climb. When we were young, we loved running up the stairs. But as we age, we can find stairs intimidating😰.
Here, I wish to share my thoughts about perspectives of life. The bottom of those stairs is broad, but as it goes higher, it narrows, and we aren’t sure what is beyond that. There was a vast world to explore when we were young, but as we age, especially when we have gone through various phases in our lives, our world gets smaller. It’s a sobering thought, isn’t it? How our perspectives change with age🤔.
I am not interested in exploring and finding out what is out there. I am more comfortable with what I have and find joy in the ordinary rather than the extraordinary. There’s a certain comfort and contentment in the familiar, right? We all have different perspectives of life based on our experiences. Art is the same; if we don’t paint perspectives, the painting will look flat and meaningless without depth. I would love to hear your thoughts🤗.
2 thoughts on “Stairs and Life”
I love this beautiful painting done by Kala. It is so realistic and lively.
However, I don’t have the guts to go to deserted forested areas such as this because of too many horror Korean, Japanese, and Western thrillers that I have watched. I am a city person. I love living in my very safe and secure neighbourhood and enjoying eating and shopping in the Orchard area, especially in my retirement. With my slipped disc, I can’t venture far anyway. What a coward I am, I have to admit. Haha.
Hi Jen
I think we do what we do as part of our nature. I feel some of us fear certain stuff. That is because of lack of exposure. I will never bungee jump or parasail. I think the fear will kill me. My philosophy is that one must enjoy what we do, not do because others want us to do. For me as an example is scuba diving. I still have anxiety but I am comfortable with water. So that helps as I only need to overcome the anxiety to putting the gear together and enter the water. Once I am in the water, I love it. So you are not a coward Jen🤗🤗🤗