Even A Dead Tree Root Can Be An Object Of Beauty When You See It With Your Soul, Not With Your Eyes.
by Bijan Pirnia
Title
Even A Dead Tree Root Can Be An Object Of Beauty When You See It With Your Soul, Not With Your Eyes.
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Bijan Pirnia
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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A gnarled and weathered dead tree root lies prominently in a grassy, open landscape under a vast, cloudy sky. The roots of the fallen tree spread out elegantly, seeming to reach for the surrounding natural beauty of rolling hills and a remote horizon.
Bristlecone Pine area, Windy Ridge, Pike National Forest, Colorado
It is universally true that the world is precisely a reflection of who or what we are inside. Beauty is NOT out there. It's in human soul or mind or consciousness. If the world-renowned American author Mark Twain were here, he would agree. He said, "YOUR EYES ARE USELSS WHEN YOUR MIND IS BLIND." We can replace the word mind with soul, and it would mean the same thing.
There's fundamental difference between lookign and seeing. We look at the world with our eyes, but see it with our souls or minds or consciousness. In truth, our eyes DO NOT see anything. All they do is transfer light to our minds through the optical nerve in the form of electric signals. It is the mind that perceives the world, not the eyes. It was for the same reason that Henry David Thoreau said, "IT'S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK AT THAT MATTERS. IT'S WHAT YOU SEE." Again, you look at the world with your eyes, but see it with your soul.
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March 7th, 2024
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Comments (7)
Debby Pueschel 18 Days Ago
Congratulations on your Photo of the Month in Spirit of the West. FL
Bijan Pirnia replied:
Good Tuesday morning to beautiful Debby, our honorable artist par excllence. I thank you, my lady, for honoring me with all your visits to my gallery. You're a precious soul and a unique manifestation of the divine. Stay wonderful.
Toni Hopper 19 Days Ago
Congratulations! Your incredible image was selected as a Photo of the Month for March 2024 in Spirit of the West Photographs Only group! It has been archived in a special discussion, but you are also welcome to add it into the features archive discussion for 2024! Excellent work and thank you for continuing to promote the spirit of the west through traditional photography as it has been done for hundreds of years!
Bijan Pirnia replied:
I thank you, beautiful Toni Hopper, for such a lovely message and your support of my work. my sincere gratitude to you, my lady. I hope you're enjoying great health and vitality.
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful artwork is being featured in The World We See:-) Please take a moment to add your wonderful art to our archives in the message area and have a fantastic day♥
Bijan Pirnia replied:
I thank you, sweet Robyn, my dear lady, for the feature. You're beautiful inside and out.
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" group! 🌈🎨 Feel free to spread the joy by adding it to our "2024 Featured Masterpieces Archive" in the Discussion section.
Bijan Pirnia replied:
I thank you, kind sir, Mr. Samuel, for the feature and your continued support of my work. You're a gentle soul, my dear sir.
Lorraine Baum
Congratulations Bijan! Your wonderful image has been featured on the All COLORADO Group homepage! L/F
Bijan Pirnia replied:
Greetings to a terrific young lady; and thank you kindly for the feature, sweet Lorraine.
LaVonne Kennedy
So true dear Bijan ! There is such beauty and a useful purpose for everything made by God …even in death this trees roots provide shelter and help keep the soil from blowing away so other life can grow there…and what is beauty anyway but the wonder of something wonderful…which may are blind to….whew ! You got me going Bijan ! X
Bijan Pirnia replied:
Well, beautiful friend, I love the way in which I "GET YOU GOING." Because when I get you going, you share your profound thoughts and reveal more of your gentle, beautiful soul. So, please do me a big favor and keep going. DO NOT STOP. I would like that very much. I agree with everything you wrote here. From death comes new life. Such is the mechanics of creation : coming and going, dying and being born, appearing and disappearing. That is how things are renewed. Please grace my gallery with your visits again 'n again, would you?
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