15 November, 2015
On page 70 is a quote that I really like by Lillian Hellman. It says: "Old paint on canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent. When that happens it is possible, in some pictures, to see the original lines; a tree will show through a woman's dress, the child makes way for a dog, a large boat is no longer on an open sea. That is called pentimento because the painter "repented," changed his mind. Perhaps it would be as well to say that the old conception, replaced by a later choice, is a way of seeing and then seeing again." First, I really love art so I love how Lillian incorporates that into the message. It kind of makes you look at life like an old painting on canvas. As we age, we change a lot physically, mentally, and spiritually. We are born young and pure. Life is a new concept that we cannot wait to explore. Every little small thing we notice is exciting and fascinating. After adolescence, we laugh at ourselves from finding the joy in the little things we loved when we were younger. Finally, when we are grown and have kids of our own and watch how innocent they are and the excitement they experience in the little things, we realize that maybe that is not such a bad thing after all. When our children are grown and they have kids of their own, we enter back into the mind of a youngster because we realize what little time is left and there is no room for negatives.
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