For some reason, I am naturally drawn to pictures that seem to defy time and space. Pictures that take me away from the reality of this life and seem to place me somewhere else, in some other time. Like maybe in a cheery fairytale land or in some forbidden hollow. I'm drawn to pictures that tell stories -- or at least have the potential to tell stories. The first picture I posted on this blog back in February was of a mysterious and magical gateway. The viewer stands on one side of the gate. A sunny and green world stands on the other side. In between is the gate -- Narnia's wardrobe, if you must -- that beckons me to enter and see the wonders of a mystical world beyond comprehension.
The anonymous picture I posted today also has a story to tell. Some person is walking into (or is it out of) a sea cave. They are walking into the darkness, abandoning the light. But why? For what purpose? The light is far better, don't you think? This picture almost has a spiritual tone. It as if this is one big allegory, and the person is you or me. And we're straying away from the light -- perhaps by curiosity, perhaps by temptation -- and headed into a dark place that will will soon regret. Or if the person is walking out of the sea cave, they could be heading out of the darkness into the light -- what a glorious possibility! But which one is it?
That mystery makes this anonymous photo one of my favorites.
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