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Showing posts with label camera. Show all posts
12/11/2011
Inquire Within: Part 2, Life And Art
Not many times in my life do I remember
other people approaching me and immediately engaging in conversation.
Not unless I am actively doing something creative, that is.
The day after Thanksgiving I was still
at my parents house struggling not to become too bored. So I borrowed
my mom's digital camera and went for a walk to the park across the
river in the town next to theirs. I went for the very specific reason
of shooting pictures of the animals in the petting zoo. Because, I do
not often get to go to the zoo anymore. This was a prime opportunity.
I admit, I was not too cordial to begin
with. I just wanted to shoot pictures of the cantankerous animals
that had very short attention spans. But she went on regardless of
whether I acknowledged her too much. In the course of her
conversation she mentioned how she had had a digital camera and that
she wished she could post an up-to-date picture online. Regretably
she didn't know how use her own camera. Not mention that a relative had borrowed it and never returned hers. I
could only comment on how the camera I was using was not mine and I
did not own one either. But, I missed something very important.
The day after Thanksgiving I was still
at my parents house struggling not to become too bored. So I borrowed
my mom's digital camera and went for a walk to the park across the
river in the town next to theirs. I went for the very specific reason
of shooting pictures of the animals in the petting zoo. Because, I do
not often get to go to the zoo anymore. This was a prime opportunity.
As I came around the fence I was
trying hard to shoot through the fence, I encountered a woman feeding
bread to the animals through the chain link fence. Her golf cart was
full of cheap or reclaimed bread. She was popular with the animals.
Then she started a conversation with me as if we were old friends.
I admit, I was not too cordial to begin
with. I just wanted to shoot pictures of the cantankerous animals
that had very short attention spans. But she went on regardless of
whether I acknowledged her too much. In the course of her
conversation she mentioned how she had had a digital camera and that
she wished she could post an up-to-date picture online. Regretably
she didn't know how use her own camera. Not mention that a relative had borrowed it and never returned hers. I
could only comment on how the camera I was using was not mine and I
did not own one either. But, I missed something very important.
“Therefore, as we have the
opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially those who
belong to the family of believers.” Galatians 6:10, NIV
This was the Exempla Vitae moment I
referred to last week. This was the opportunity to do good by
someone. A quick photo or 2 and some contact information to send her
the photos could have been a blessing to her. A moment like this
could create waves in someone else's life. This is where Life
intersects Art. These are the times I live for.
My challenge to you is to think ahead about
the gifts you have been given: time, talent, resources, knowledge,
experience. Ask God what He wants you to do with these things.
Imagine the possibilities of using them in unconventional ways.
Write down and plan for such times as these. You will be surprised of
the creativity utilized when you come to that time, nothing is ideal
after all.
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