IN LIFE SPARE US

Michael Edwards

 

 

In life please spare us

the illusion of mirrors

begetter of errors.

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 19th, 2019 00:23
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  • orchidee

    Good write and pic M.

  • Goldfinch60

    So true, mirrors always mislead us.

  • dusk arising

    i stopped reading the Mirror. There are so many trashier alternatives.

    A mirror only serves to offer the chance to see ourselves as others see us but the other way around... Worthwhile? doubtful. Anyway after a mirror gets to know you it begins to tell lies. Mine has started flashing images og my father back at me.
    Begetter of errors indeed.

    • Michael Edwards

      Yes I am always being told I am getting more like my father as I get older. Not sure if it is meant to be a compliment but I take it as one.

    • Fay Slimm.

      I second this view of mirrors - good point made Mike.......... a first rate painting that must be one of your best.

      • Michael Edwards

        Thanks Fay. An interesting painting in that it was done for a charity for hanging in a village in Bangladesh (which it depicts). Having accepted it they realised that it couldn't be hung there as it contains figures - strictly taboo in Muslim culture. It now hangs in their UK HQ and I did another which I'll post tomorrow which was eventually presented and now hangs in their version of a Village Hall.

      • ANGELA & BRIAN

        THANKS UNCLE MIKE ~ BRIAN HERE ~ Great Pic ~ love to ascend those steps & see for myself ! A MIRROR IMAGE is reversed (L to R & R to L) which is why some people whose faces are very assymetrical (like QUASIMODO !) never recognise themselves in a photo. Angela likes to use TWO MIRRORS @ 90 degrees (before she ventures out) so she sees what others will see ~ OK For those who failed GCE Physics (do you know anybody who got a C ?) the second mirror reverses the first back to normality ! An interesting thing we do in PHOTOGRAPHY GCSE is to take two identical PORTRAITS and then join the two RHS & the two LHS. The result is interesting ! In my case the two RHS look exactly like my DAD (Slim & Angular) and the two LHS (more Plump & Rounded) ~ GENETICS RULE ~ OK. Thanks for stimulating !

        Blessings & Peace to YOU & YOURS
        Yours as always ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡

        • Michael Edwards

          My mirror is cracked but then they say that I am...!

        • Suresh

          There is so much I could say
          But that will only steer me away

          So, it is as you said.

          • Michael Edwards

            What did I say - did it reflect badly on me?

          • MendedFences27

            How does the old joke go? "Once we had a full-length mirror, but now we have to hang it sideways." Enough.
            Your little poem says a lot about people. Mirrors simply reflect. It's the interpretation that is troubling.
            Your artwork is amazing. _ Phil A.

            • Michael Edwards

              Love the old joke and thanks for your kind words.

            • Neville

              I have a very firm, but not delusional belief you have captured truth here Michael..
              the image you provide has awesome colours and a delightful subject too sir....

              Neville

              • Michael Edwards

                You are very kind - appreciated as always.



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