As I always imagined, if you want to nurture your ability to understand people and the world...read Chekhov. Check out today's NYTimes article once again emphasizing the necessity of the Humanities.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/i-know-how-youre-feeling-i-read-chekhov/
My father-in-law, a psychiatrist, once said that he learned the most about people through literature...
true blessings
Mark Rothko, Black, Brown, Maroon 1957
because this is my place of quiet
Rene Magritte, The Treachery of Images, 1928
because he makes us think about how we see the world and thus, how we think about the world
Artemesia Gentileschi, Self POrtrait as an allegory of painting 1630
because she was incredibly brave at a time when it was hard to be
Edward Munch, Sick Child
because he was able to demonstrate how helpless we feel in the face of sickness and death
Eduard Manet, Olympia 1863
because he revealed to his audiences the "reality" that no one spoke about it
Woman of Willendorf
because we need to remember that this is beautiful also
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother , 1936
because this speaks to every mother in every era
Doris Salcedo, Shibboleth, 2008
because she creates art that challenges us to put the "Other" before ourselves...only then can true understanding occur
my secret to a wonderful life: Be grateful and appreciate your blessings, treat everyone with respect, a contagious sense of humor, do what you love for a living, enjoy life because it really is too short, appreciate the simplest things, appreciate art as a way to understand the world, stay true to your principles and values, remember your an intrinsic part of the world--so be informed and stay pro-active ...and most important in MY life...my wonderful husband and my precious baby girl.
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