Wednesday, December 3, 2014

BLACK AND WHITE WEDNESDAY #152 - FRAGILE


If there is a hard, high wall and an egg that breaks against it, no matter how right the wall or how wrong the egg, I will stand on the side of the egg. Why? Because each of us is an egg, a unique soul enclosed in a fragile egg. Each of us is confronting a high wall. The high wall is the system which forces us to do the things we would not ordinarily see fit to do as individuals . . . We are all human beings, individuals, fragile eggs. We have no hope against the wall: it's too high, too dark, too cold. To fight the wall, we must join our souls together for warmth, strength. We must not let the system control us -- create who we are. It is we who created the system.
- Haruki Murakami, Jerusalem Prize acceptance speech, JERUSALEM POST, Feb. 15, 2009.
This picture was submitted to "Black & White Wednesday", an event created by Susan at "The Well-Seasoned Cook". This week it is hosted by Aparna at "Stories from the Mahe Coast" (click here in order to see who is hosting the next roundup).

31 comments:

  1. Love that egg! Just gorgeous. Thanks.

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  2. Really touched Rosa and beautiful picture like always!

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  3. Dear Rosa,

    The picture is lovely as always. I have never seen a more beautiful egg.

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  4. Just beautiful, Rosa. Your work inspires me...

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  5. Stunning as always! Your photos are touching!

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  6. The perfection of simplicity in black and white!
    Your work is an inspiration!

    kisses

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  7. Dear Rosa, It is a beautiful and thoughtful photo. The words to accompany the photo are perfect and touching and uniquely true. xo Catherine

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  8. What a wonderful post Rosa, both the photo and the words.

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  9. So strong, so fragile, so true...

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  10. This is such a pretty post Rosa...I love the quote that you are sharing and the picture just reflects it perfectly!
    Hope you are having a wonderful week :)

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  11. I love the fact that we can almost feel the egg shell texture if we touch the screen :)

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  12. Hi Rosa, I love this click, the color and texture is just perfect!

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  13. You were blessed twice: when you took this raw & beautiful photo, and when you found this touching & deep words to go along so well with the photo.

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  14. What a beautiful quote. Perfectly matching your elegant photo.

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  15. eggs are so wonderful. what else exists that can do everything they can? nothing! :)

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  16. Fotografías preciosas las de este blog.
    Saludos
    Blanca de JUEGO DE SABORES

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  17. Amazing contrast in this shot and love how the specks on the eggs!
    Have a great rest of the week!

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  18. it's such a beautiful photo, Rosa! This egg looks so... amazing here :)

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  19. The egg -- so simple, yet so full of possibilities. ;)

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  20. wow, what a beautiful photograph. Who knew a single egg could look so pretty!

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  21. Thank you for the quote from Haruki Murakami. He lived in Hawaii and lectured in University of Hawaii for a while. My daughter met him a few times...very nice guy she said.
    Anyway, the photo is stunning! I love it!

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  22. Fragile, comme toi, comme nous tous. La photo est tres belle, la citation ne l'est pas moins. Harmonieux ensemble.
    belle fin de semaine Rosa.

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  23. You manage to even make an egg look elegant. Happy new year Rosa.
    Sam

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