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What does this photo make you think?
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Comment by Adam Sunman on March 18, 2010 at 11:35pm
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on a personal level, this makes me think about my family. My mum's side is Polish and most of them were in Prison camps, but none of them hold anything against the people who were responsible, instead always advocating forgiveness and new starts. The rusty barbed wire represents the fall of those that feel they need to opress, and the prosperity of nature and respect (from the greenery in the background) - I put a little discussion of respect in my early blogging, have a read if you want to know how I feel about it!
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It also shows to me that people can be locked out of enthusiasm for greenery. Certainly in Britain the 'Grow your own' phenomenon seems to have become a marketing gimmick, and not a way of life of self-sustainable living, and the fact that it's been reduced to frivolity means that people do not feel engaged, involved or interested in self-sufficiency or re-use. Consumerism, in my view, has fenced off the opportunity for communities and individuals to enjoy the pleasures and rewards of self-sufficiency.
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Comment by Ayala Sherbow on March 19, 2010 at 1:18am
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it makes me think of our efforts to keep the deer out of our gardens...
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Comment by Linda Holt on March 19, 2010 at 3:43am
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Ayala, LOL, spoken like a true farmer! It makes me think that what once held us captive is only an illusion, and the little chrysalis protected by the "O" in the wire is symbolic of our transformation.
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Comment by Nick Heyming on March 19, 2010 at 4:56am
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Ok, so for the background of this photo:
This is a park in the middle of Pisco, Peru. It is almost completely surrounded by elementary and high schools, yet it is also surrounded by barbed wire. Few students have ever stepped inside it.
When I first encountered it, it was the only park in town that was not turned into a refugee camp after the earthquake.
I was immediately struck by the beauty of the gardens inside it, the desolation of the streets surrounding it, the ma**** of children gathering and moving around it, and the solitary gardener who worked inside. I introduced myself to him, and told him about some of the local teachers and principals I'd spoken to and their concern that there were no safe places for children to gather.
He was surprisingly open to what I said. So I connected him with my contacts, and started bringing kids into the park. The day I first went in, I took this picture, because it summed up the Peruvian architecture and culture that had all come crashing down in the earthquake.
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This is an awesome story Nick, and a triumph of the spirit! You are truly a citizen of the world.
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Comment by Edrian on March 19, 2010 at 7:45am
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When i first look at the picture, honestly, it doesn't mean anything at all. Sorry. But I've read the story of Nick and i realized that it was kinda preserving a garden of eve amidst hell. What do you think?
-Edrian
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Comment by Bongumusa on March 19, 2010 at 11:56am
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I tried to think but I didn't get the absolute answer. As creative thinker, I still remember what is called suicide. Where you find a person hang himself because of personal problems. But I am so confuse about it. I will take another time to figure out.
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Comment by UWIHANGANYE Israël on March 19, 2010 at 4:58pm
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this is very complicated to discover but I found that there are barriers to reach what is good.What is good is far but ,somethings stop us to reach that far so there need to be put more efforts.
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