A sympathetic ear

“for there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being


listening is a compassionate act
a heart link
somebody hears
somebody sees
somebody cares


can we listen as well when the stories are about our own faults and transgressions?
without condescension
without inflaming and triggering our defenses

maybe then we could stop butting heads

[Meg]

This is a really gorgeous image. It is very compelling! I love the tone and the message.

[Tabbycat]

Oh, I SUPER duper LOVE this!!!! Beautiful processing and great emotion displayed. A timeless image :-)

[Kate Goring]

Loving that incredilbe light. You are stunning here.

[Jason Daniels]

peace

[summerfield]

incredible use of natural light. beautiful message, too. great shot!

[Rachel]

Fabulous light and concept and wonderful words. Love it!

[Catherine Pace]

listening really is an art - sometimes i can do it but not always - you look like a tribal wise-one in this shot

[Erik]

Love the processing. The cyanotype really fits with the shot. Hi, Cali- I'm your get pushed partner. It may look like I'm AWOL right now, but I'm on an island with very limited Internet (I can't really upload anything until I get home on Wed.). I'm shooting every day, looking forward to your challenge and will get one to you when I have had a chance to get a better look at you stuff - but I really like what I've seen so far!

Peace-

Erik

[Kathryn Marshall]

Artistic image. Great processing.

[Jesse Hurler]

this is SO beautiful!!!!!!!

[belinda]

Serene, wise, calm, beautiful.

[emily tull]

Greatness

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

Beautiful

[kali]

@adayinmallacoota so not how I felt this day lol

[Edie]

Wonderful emotional capture. Gorgeous.

[Wendy Bowden]

Fabulous light & tones, beautifully done

[lunaksi]

Fantastic shot, so interesting and powerful!

[Tabbycat]

For the record, Kali, I think this should have won last week's comp. You got my vote, anyway...Hey, would you be interested in guest starring in 5+2 sometime?

[Caroline]

Fave. Wonderful image.

[kali]

@tabbycat sure I wouldn't mind doing the odd one to fill in :) thanks for your vote lol, there were a few that I liked.

[Tabbycat]

Oh, we have been amazed at the quality of pics in general!

[Yao RL]

so profound. My Fav.