Words: Chicago, USA
I saw this globe at an antique store, and was reminded of how many places I have yet to travel (like all of South America, for example!). The few words stamped on each place do not express the depth and richness of it. They only mark where it exists compared to its surroundings. “The Lord [...]
Light: Chicago, USA
Hidden in shadows, the light caught on the parachute of a dandelion, the most ubiquitous of weeds. There it was, shyly fluttering alone in the breeze, tucked under the forest’s edge. If there was no darkness, how would the light be so beautiful? Only in the contrast does the treasure show forth. “This is the [...]
Grandeur: Chicago, USA
The architect of the Baha’i House of Worship in Chicago, Louis Bourgeois, spent years designing and building this plaster model for the chance that his design would be chosen. It is now displayed in a corridor, when rounding the corner one comes upon it, lit from within, a silent testimony to the artist’s grand vision. [...]
Beauty: Chicago, USA
There is spiritual beauty and material beauty. Which do we think of when someone says this word? I stopped in at a salon near my house, where music was playing and the stylists were friendly (and willing to help me with my photography). “The lover’s teacher is the Loved One’s beauty, His face their lesson [...]
Glory: Chicago
I walked into the Baha’i House of Worship today after taking photos in the gardens, and my friend’s children were playing as their mother worked. Elsie saw the camera and posed, amazingly enough. Children are one of the most glorious parts of creation to me. ‘I pray that you will all strive to bring each [...]
