Cr os s r oadsbyPauaRayo Whyt hi si mage? Ic hos et hi si ma gebe c a us ei ti sve r yr e pr e s e nt a t i veofoneofmyf a vor i t ephi l os ophyt opi c s ,e xi s t e nt i a l i s m.Exi s t e nt i a l i s mc ont e ndst ha twea shuma nsha ve t hef r e e doma ndr e s pons i bi l i t yt oma kec hoi c e st ha twi l lde t e r mi net heki ndofpe opl ewewi l lbe c ome .I toppos e st hei de at ha twea r ede t e r mi ne dbya gr e a t e re nt i t y( God) ,butr a t he rweha vet hec hoi c et oma kea nyt hi ngpos s i bl ebyc ons t a nt l yma ki ngade c i s i on.Es s e nt i a l l y,wea r et hec r e a t or sa nda r t i s t s ofourownl i ve s .Thei ma ges umsupe xi s t e nt i a l i s mpe r f e c t l ya st hema ni nt hepi c t ur ei sf a c e dwi t hac hoi c et oma kei nt hemi ddl eoft hef or e s t( whi c h r e pr e s e nt sourhuma n“ na t ur e ” ) .
Doest hei mage’ ss i gni f i cancer es ti nr el at i ont oas peci f i cevent ,apl ace,aper s on,a communi t y,ori si tamet aphor ? Thi si ma ge ’ ss i gni f i c a nc ei same t a phorf ore xi s t e nt i a l i s tphi l os ophy.Thef r e e doma ndr e s pons i bi l i t yt oma keac hoi c ei ss i mul t a ne ous l yt hebe s ta ndwor s t pa r tofbe i nghuma n.Eve ni fe xt e r na lc i r c ums t a nc e sa r eout s i deofyourc ont r ol ,yous t i l lha vet oc hoos ea na t t i t udet owa r dst hos ec i r c ums t a nc e s .The r e ' s noe s c a pi ngi tbe c a us ec hoos i ngt onota c ti ss t i l lac hoi c e .Youmus tc hoos ewi s e l yt heki ndofpe r s onyouwa ntt obe c omea ndt heki ndofa t t i t udeyou' l l de ve l opt owa r dsyourf a t ebe c a us enoonee l s ec a nc hoos ef oryou.
Whatvoi ce/ mood/ emot i onali mpactdoest hei mageconvey?Whati si nt hei maget hat s uppor t syourobs er vat i ons ? Themoodt ha tt hi si ma gepor t r a ysi sas ombe r ,e e r i ea ndme l a nc hol i cf e e l i ngonac ol dwi nt e rda y.It ookt hi sphot ogr a phaf e wwe e ksa goa ndt hi s moodwa sdonei nt e nt i ona l l ybe c a us ema nype opl ebe l i e vet ha te xi s t e nt i a l i s mi sade pr e s s i ngphi l os ophy,a si tc l a i mst ha twea r ea l le s s e nt i a l l y a l onei nt hi swor l d.Al t houghpe opl ema yha ves t r ongs oc i a lt i e swi t hot he r s ,nobodye l s ec oul de ve rma keade c i s i onf oryou.I tr e pr e s e nt sa nxi e t y ofc hoi c e ,af e a rofunc e r t a i nt y,a nda ni ne s c a pa bl er e a l i t y.Ma nype opl ea r enotc omf or t a bl ewi t ht hi si de abutIt hi nkonc epe opl ec a ns e epa s tt he s a dne s soft hi st he or y,t he ywi l lc omet oa ppr e c i a t ei ta ndbe gi nt ot a kec ont r oloft he i rl i ve s .
I fyouwantt ot el las t or ywi t ht hi si mage,whowoul dbeyouraudi ence? Mya udi e nc ewoul dbea nya dul t ,a sma ny,i fnota l l ,a dul t sha vee xpe r i e nc e de xi s t e nt i a l i s ma ts omepoi nti nt he i rl i ve s .Howe ve r ,I woul dbemor ei nc l i ne dt oha vi ngs e ni orye a runde r gr a ds t ude nt sa smya udi e nc ebe c a us eIknowt ha tgr a dua t i onf r omuni ve r s i t yi s adi f f i c ul tt r a ns i t i ona lpe r i odofl i f es i nc ewemus tma keade c i s i ona st owhe r et ogone xtwi t hourl i ve s .
How doweent ert hes t or y?
Wewoul de nt e rt hes t or ybyf ol l owi ngt hi syoungma ni nt ot hef or e s t .Hei swa l ki nga l onel ooki ngdowna thi sf e e ta ndnotr e a l l y a dmi r i ngt hes ur r oundi ngsa sweof t e nf i ndour s e l ve swr a ppe dupi nourownbubbl e sofl i f e ,f or ge t t i ngt obepr e s e ntwi t ht her e s t oft hewor l d.The ns oona f t e r ,hewi l lr e a c ht hi sc r os s r oa dsofl i f ea ndbef or c e dt ol ookup,r e a l i z i ngt ha tl i f ede ma ndsal otmor e f r omust ha nwewoul dl i ket ot hi nk.