Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman showed & said: Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 6/4/2012: Viernes Santo in Alicante > It is deeply ironic that on this, the most important day in the Christian > calendar, my wife, a Catholic, went to play padel and then have some beers > with her friends, while, an atheist Jew, went downtown to watch the > procession marking the sentencing of Jesus. Go figure. Of course, the real > reason is that there are pictures to be taken: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=1782200995&k=6SLQ9Hn&lb=1&s=O Good day Nathan, Two things I found this morning for a change: sleeping in for the first time in a couple of months and leaping out of bed. Such a wonderful feeling indeed after the past several months of hell: Your comment: 1/ > It is deeply ironic that on this, the most important day in the Christian calendar, my wife, a Catholic, went to play padel and then have some beers with her friends, while, an atheist Jew, went downtown to watch the procession marking the sentencing of Jesus. Go figure. Of course, the real reason is that there are pictures to be taken:<<< How interesting it is that photography can have people of many Faiths gathering to watch and photograph the life stories and celebrations of another, but in peace and just admiring the celebration parades and other activities. Maybe if all the AK47's were rounded-up and the people given cameras to "SHOOT WITH" we might just have a more peaceable world. It would have nothing to do in believing the other's faith, but to catch the beauty within it. 2/ The photo potentials in the celebrations of all Faiths is pure magic with the least bit of imagination because they all tend to be beautiful colourful events. I'm sure I wouldn't want to be one of the guys trying to hold this most colourful example of a their religion as high as they are and walking along with it over my head. :-) You made an interesting point both in the text and photo. thanks, cheers, ted