The Character shows in her face , the lines of endurance and hardship create her personality ,her ears tattered by hundreds of bushes , and yet her wisdom is so evident in her eyes , as she guides her family through the paths of life .By October the temperatures and the drought means she has to lead her family many miles to water , often through barren areas where food has been grazed and flattened , and then back again from the water to food ,she is a leader of souls,her nature a pure one and her purpose is just that- to guide and preserve .
Somewhere we have got lost, life is simple actually and yet we all complicate it ,is it not our true nature to guide and preserve? As a group of elephants in the jesse quietly approaches , the Matriarch watching warily, no noise ,no fluster,just quietly steering her group aside,the silent communication these animals have is fascinating and beyond our detection
There is an energy that exists out here which is difficult to label, but intuitively I see this energy as a fascinating wisdom. We as humans dont pick up on all that is happening out there amongst these animals,as our senses are no longer strong enough and yet we have assumed the role of the intelligent ones..... and compare all other species to our selves ,consequently our understanding of life has become murky at best ,whilst theirs is beyond reproach.
Pure Wisdom
Unfortunately the world of today is too noisy , agendas , politics ,business,there is no time for a real appreciation of who we are and what our purpose is and the inability of our generation to sit in the quiet in silence is one of our biggest downfalls.
The Road To Ngweshla
Oil On Canvas 220cm x160cm
Life is simple out
here , its about today , its about now – it’s a contrast– brutal and yet
peaceful – there is a tranquility here beyond measure a feeling that this is how it should be ……..
The dust rises as
these old Buffalo Bulls swagger
slowly down the path towards the pan , once a path - now a road ,cut by the
feet of countless buffalo and elephant in the Kalahari sands
The air is filled
with that intoxicating blend of the wild - a sensation of heat mixed with the
scents of Africa that will sit deep
within your senses for ever
Sitting here in the
African silence , there is a feeling of almost slipping into another world , a
world where there is a purer purpose to life –a world where there is no thought
given to greed ,a world where silence is a companion and not an enemy – a world
where we belong -I shake my head at the wonder of it all , at how the wild resonates so deeply
within me –creating a deep thirst for more knowledge of this place and its
inhabitants –a need to deeply understand and portray the deep symbiosis between
man and the wild .Soon………..soon it
will be too late –take time to walk in the places the animals walk -come
and take in the intoxicating blends of Africa ,…..come on a journey that will
humble you and yet make you powerful beyond measure
Will Maberly 2017
