Get It Into Perspective
A discussion of some important factors of life which we allow ourselves to forget.
In our world of Internet and Space travel, it’s difficult to keep our lives and priorities in perspective.
It has been said that one picture is worth a thousand words, so I’ve abandoned my plan to write about how viewing life from a different perspective, can give us a twisted view of reality.
I’ve decided instead, to illustrate using pictures, how easy it is to lose sight of where our lives should be and what attitudes we should hold fast. If we take the reality of our individual lives and adapt it to the humdrum of what society would have us be, we could end up having very distorted and misconstrued ideas of what is honest, good and important in the journey of our time on earth.
Here are some pictures, looking at them we would know exactly what they are, but taken from a perspective which is less than perfect, their realities have been distorted to become something totally different.
All pictures are with express permission of Ahmad Anvari.
Pulling up the moon? Sometimes we take on tasks which in reality are too heavy for us to carry. Let’s keep our work load practical and sustainable. Burning out like an overused, neglected candle leaves us unable to serve anyone in the end.
Where is her head? Use your head when you feel like you’re swept away by the tides of materialistic fortune and fickle fame, which surround us everyday, enticing us to believe that if we ourselves could be surrounded by an entourage of false friends, that we would be happy as well.
It is very easy to fall over when your foundation is not built on a solid moral value base.
Grab every opportunity to show love to the people who matter in your life. It makes no sense to wait for special occasions.
Stretch as far as you can to help out those in need.
Pick up every opportunity to be childlike, funny and spontaneous, even if others think that you’re silly and immature.
Dwelling in the past and on mistakes you’ve made, bends you out of joint and renders you unable to enjoy the pleasures of right now.
Face up to your fears. Look at them in the eyes and take them on. This is the only way to discard what could otherwise debilitate you.
There’ll always those who will try to take your mind off your goals. It’s enabling for some people to watch others wallow in their low expectations of their lives. Having you there gives them a reason for not trying to get ahead. Give them the elbow and stay as far away as possible
Love life and take part in physical events. It’s surprising how much stress is expelled by 10 minutes of brisk walking. Try it. Leave that computer now and then and release stress in physical ways.
Keep your light shining. It’s not okay to let it go out for even a second, for in that moment, a loved one drifting astray may need your light to guide them back home.
Let us remember, while we laugh at these pictures, that sometimes when we’re certain that we’re right and someone else is wrong, it may just be because we’re looking at that particular situation from different angles.
What we therefore see, are imperfect parts of a whole. What we perceive with our own eyes is not necessarily the truth, it could just be that our vision is coloured by the very individual glasses that we insist on wearing. Maybe life is not as bad as it seems, perhaps if we take off the glasses of misery and don the rose coloured pair, our outlook may be a lot more positive.
And how could “positive” hurt?
Let’s try to remember to file the basic important factors of our lives into the correct perspective. In today’s society where celebrity status is craved after, and riches is the pinnacle of perfection, let’s decide that our perspective will remain focused on the ideals, beliefs and people who really matter.
Let’s decide that our perspective will always be founded not on what society thinks we should aim for, but what our life has taught us that we need.
Let the angle of the pictures we take be the one that truthfully reflects reality.
I know, I did say I would use pictures, not words. I failed.
Quite publicly and miserably.
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User Comments
IcyCucky
On December 3, 2007 at 9:36 am
Love it, Anne!
You are good…
Kirsty
On December 3, 2007 at 9:46 am
Once again you made me laugh but also made me think, brilliant x
Dee Huff
On December 3, 2007 at 10:15 am
Anne, I love the way you wove the words in between the pictures, and still made it all relevant and humorous. I do so agree with your way of looking at life, flexibly and sensitively.
Nelson Doyle
On December 3, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Quite an impressive article that is seeded with wisdom and truth that we all can find some benefit and refuge in. Very fine article Anne, I really enjoyed reading it the second time around, too.
louie jerome
On December 3, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Excellent article.
Anne Lyken-Garner
On December 3, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Thanks for your comments everyone, it’s great having people read and enjoy something I’ve created.
My daughter watched me write this and asked, ‘Mummy, how do you know what to write?’ I told her that that was what writers did, we just know what to write.
She wasn’t convinced but then she (she’s nearly 10) went away to write an article called,’Ten ways to annoy Dad.’ number 4 was,’laugh when he says he’s just resting his eyes,’ and number 9 was, ‘tell him he stinks’, (he doesn’t for the record
)
Best,
Anne
Liane Schmidt
On December 4, 2007 at 12:58 am
Dear Anne,
I love this article! It’s ingenius, unique, fun and gives one much food for thought. It was a joy to read. Thank you!
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
Barbara
On December 4, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Dear Anne,
This was so nice! Not only funny, but insightful as well! I enjoyed it very much.
Anne Lyken-Garner
On December 4, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Thank you Liane and Barbara, for your very generous comments.
Anne
Judy Sheldon-Walker
On December 5, 2007 at 8:14 am
Anne, very insightful and well written. Your illustrations were powerful additions. I will be looking for your daughter soon on these pages.
Anne Lyken-Garner
On December 7, 2007 at 10:25 am
Hi Judy, she’s busy writing her appendix to ‘Tracey Beaker’
Brandon
On December 8, 2007 at 9:10 am
Nice article. We all need to try to be more positive in our thinking. Negativity doesn’t help anyone.
francie
On December 8, 2007 at 10:44 am
Simply Fantastic article, from the words written to the additional pictures! Loved it…
Ruby Hawk
On December 8, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Good adcise, and I loved the pictures.
Anne Lyken-Garner
On December 8, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Brandon,Francie,and Ruby, thank you for your great comments. I am beginning to think that since this has worked so well, I should do something different with the same formula??
I’m very tempted.
Palash
On January 18, 2008 at 6:38 am
thanks for the update. Very nice pictures.
valli
On February 7, 2008 at 7:06 am
Wonderful suggestions.
Erica T Barton
On February 7, 2008 at 12:38 pm
These pictures are hysterical. Great job.
Judy Sheldon
On February 18, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Anne, you’ve got something, when people come back for more. Great job. lol
Darlene McFarlane
On April 3, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Unusual and funny. I love the way you took the pictures and put your own spin on them. I have seen most of them before but saw them differently this time…from someone else’s eyes and it made them new again.
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