TRUST
Africa.... as the oranges turned to pink, and
the last evening lights caught the clouds, there was a quiet expectancy as I
watched these two elephants at a spring deep in the jesse of the Zambezi
Valley.
The aroma of Africa, an exotic blend of damp
earth, dung, dust and heat – quintessential to the Valley, a sensation
unchanged for centuries fitted comfortably with me as I watched these majestic
animals, absorbing each others energy, quietly listening and understanding –
caressing each other with their trunks, displaying trust and integrity with one
another and with a higher purpose – life.
For them and other animals, the spring is life, it’s
the source – and perhaps their journey to this point has been long and dusty,
but their trust in this place has been there for generations – passed on from
those before them – they just believe in it as they believe in each other –
there is no place for doubt!
In the almost sensual tranquility of the
evening, there is a sense of being in a void, of being timeless, where
contemplation is pure, a time for a clearer thought process and an
understanding that life is about integrity and giving! Nature tends to invoke a deeper purer
thought process within us – and as we watch and listen – the stories and
legends of Africa swirl through our minds like camp fire smoke, twisting and
turning images of life, our lives, and what makes us who we are.
Witnessing this has made me think of how we all
fit, do we trust in a higher purpose? Life is about relationships and love – we
have been too lost in the world of today and seldom do we access that place
within us, the place where we get perspective, a place where we even understand
the existence of a higher being, of spirit, of God or whatever you choose to
call him.
As we have discussed, there are choices in life,
paths that we follow – often blindly taking those choices – and seeing reason
for them only later with the benefit of hindsight.
This painting depicts so much and has been a
pleasure to create – like the wrinkles of age – each brushstroke creates
character and the captivating blend of colours as they work together represent
the coming together of your souls in life from now.
The painting is an amalgamation of the known and
the unknown – of the road you have travelled, and the road from here – some
roads may be dusty and dry and some may be through greener pastures. The Picture portrays the trust that we
must have in life and have in each other – a knowing and belief in our own
destiny and purpose!
“I thank you God for this most
amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream
of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.”
“Unless you love someone, nothing
else makes sense.” E.E. Cummings
