(Honestly, I love the irony in MA ongoing rejection of seeking fame before and after death, while being read and discussed by many people even 2000 years after perishing. Not to talk about his fame in life...)
That is indeed funny. Reminds me of:
"Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations."
— Tao Te Ching
I also like the photo you chose for this... The indigenous abuelita is holding a phone - she is overcoming her age and isolation. But the picture on the phone is corn. The symbol of basic necessity, richness of land and what remains important for eons, while technology changes before our eyes.
Also murals, in general, are also exercise in stoicism - exposed to the elements and time, its a work of love, while also a fleeting work... yet it makes the corner infinitely better while it lasts.
I took the picture because of all the contrast it provided. The real mountain with the painted one, the rural areas on the slope displayed. And yes, I chose it as I thought of it as a circle of life. I'm using my high-tech-phone sometimes to get a quick answer on what a certain state of a plan means, what I should do. The abuelas would know, certainly. And I probably should go through the process of contacting one that I know, and have her give an ancestral opinion. Yet I don't. Although I know that they hold the real answers. One step a at a time, I don't have the patience yet.
your phone photos are incredible... keep pushing this tech to its limits.
Thank you! There's still room to improve. I feel like I still take too many snaps. I don't flavor the moment just enough yet before I touch the screen. It feels like I'm still taking too much advantage of technology, just hitting "Snap" and the see if a picture fits. But it's way less than before. For this motive, I "only" took 6 pictures, and three of them would've been eligible. I'm learning, I think.