Category: Stories
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Brief encounters
I saw him approaching from afar, walking through the long grass. Lively for his age, hat on, and a friendly hello as he passed.I couldn’t help but imagine that this was me from the future. Perhaps he was thinking the same thing, that I was him from the past. In life, many people cross paths
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Shaped by Surroundings, Defined by Choices
It is often said that our surroundings shape us. The question is: to what extent does the environment determine who we are as individuals? Your environment largely shapes who you are, because your values, behavior, and opportunities are strongly influenced by the people and circumstances around you. For example, growing up in a supportive family
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rational
Everything you see or experience isn’t simply stored in your mind as it is. Your brain instantly interprets it and gives it meaning, and this happens within a fraction of a second. One part of the brain (known as area 32) acts like a bridge, switching between emotion and reason. Sometimes you react more emotionally,
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the road maker
The bare clay longs to be paved,for people and homeland.For bread, for shelter,and at last, for powers above. They press the brick deeper into the earth,a foundation where a hollowcan fall into a bottomless void. These are wordless dreamsthe road-layer carries into being. © E n i s ∞ r song: New Grass – Talk
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the forest cat
She appears without announcement, as if the forest itself gently nudges her toward the clearing. An ordinary sight, and yet always extraordinary: the cat everyone knows, but who belongs to no one. She seeks attention the way the sun seeks the morning light– eager, but never pleading. Campers bend toward her with a smile, offering
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Celtic thirst
Celtic festival Alkmaar. A warm late summer Sunday makes you thirsty. You can have festival beer in a disposable plastic cup or you can drink your beer in a cow horn. © E n i s ∞ r No matter the wrapping, the joy is in sharing
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The Price of Streetphotography
Street photography taken with a mobile phone is perhaps the most discreet form that exists. At the same time, I am concerned that this may compromise people’s privacy.I am guilty of this myself, and I don’t want to pretend otherwise. Despite the human stories that can be told, there are clear moral boundaries to what
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Do Zoos Still Belong in the 21st Century?
For centuries, zoos have offered people of all ages the unique opportunity to come into close contact with wild animals. What once began as a way to showcase exotic species for entertainment and education has gradually evolved into a complex debate about ethics, animal welfare, and conservation. One of the most striking recent examples of
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the flood
A sculpture of a fox with a white surrender flag as a protest against the shrinking habitat of wild animals. The Surrender of Reynard the Fox, a work of art by Leonard van Munster. © E n i s ∞ r Something is rising and that are not golden mountains, I can already feel it
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playing the angel
Suddenly, there they were along the forest path; two angels.My first reaction was pure awe: ‘oh, wow’. I’ve always loved photographing statues, seeing it as a way to play with perspective and composition. But then another thought struck me -perhaps this was a message from above, a gentle reminder that it was time to forgive
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don’t go sonic into the garden
Relaxation in your own garden – and yes, that’s possible even with some lovely fragrant incense. To my surprise, I wasn’t the only one enjoying it. Gently shuffling along came Mr. Hedgehog to take a closer look and have a little sniff. It’s almost September and nature is slowly moving toward its retreat: autumn, my
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rumble fish
Have faith: as with many things, you can find a certain depth in your work. With perseverance, courage, and strength, you can take the great leap from a “small water barrel” into the deep to find happiness — and sometimes, along the way, you receive help. After a lakeshore was drained, many large carp were
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track of life
The world around us seems caught in a state of disarray, where the human scale is often nowhere to be found.It feels as though the rudder of our ship has broken loose, driven by shifting winds into every possible direction. Injustice is justified, while what is true and straight is bent beyond recognition. And so
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the sting
You take yourself along on the journey. New impressions mingle with old patterns, and as with every decision in my life, a wasp always appears – whether I get stung or not.Too many knots to untie but I will step through the gate of change. As a man, I strongly condemn femicide! © E n
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to the crows
On the mountain’s highest crown,I brought three prisoners from the sea.One spoke of love,two watched with quiet smilesyet all three were cunning foxes. It was about sin,about the hope of heaven.And there,where the mist cooled my head,I gave it all awayto the crows. © E n i s ∞ r song: Murder of Birds –