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By “Detlef.Sitting in the corridor of the cancer ward I watched a woman in a bathrobe arduously moving to the window with a walker. She remained there in silence looking at the sunset. Suddenly she straightened up in her walker and said: “Ah, the sun, the sun. The beautiful sun!”
I was deeply moved to witness so much dignity.
Jeb 9:17 am on June 26, 2009 Permalink |
Perspective is a curious thing. I suppose learning it the easy way is preferred, but I’m finding it rarely works that way.
Detlef 10:01 am on June 26, 2009 Permalink |
Jeb, what is easy, what is hard? Sometimes the “easy” life is the really hard one. When you know you won’t see the sun that often any more – you might look at it in a more appreciative way. I don’t know.
What impressed me was how this woman, whose body was so beaten down, had such an amazingly stong spirit. Not concentrating on her misery, which was evident – but on the beauty in front of her.
ilona 11:13 pm on July 10, 2009 Permalink |
to bear witness to dignity in a hospital, where dignity is stripped from you, is unforgetable and life changing . i’ve seen it in children there who have the dignity of an old soul.
perpetualspiral 2:32 am on October 15, 2009 Permalink |
Oh. My. That is a beautiful photo, truly! And a great story of spirit!