Freedom, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Freedom does not exist in a vacuum but in an atmosphere of love and kindness. One cannot be free holding on to selfish desires and egocentric views. Love, be kind, be humble and let go. Be free and set free.
Life is a matter of focus, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Sometimes seemingly trivial things can take on a meaning of their own. The leaf in the foreground seems to be rather insignificant. It is withered and dead. The building in the background is the headquarter of a large bank in northern Germany. To me …
Soft Light, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) tran·quil·li·ty — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity. In our day to day life we rarely come across the words “tranquil” or “tranquillity” anymore. Quite the opposite is the case. We’re encouraged to eat fast, shop fast, drive fast, walk fast, …
Kontraste der Heimat, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Language is much more than the verbal expression of one’s thoughts: Our language is an integral part of our identity and cultural heritage. We not only speak a language, we think and live in and with a language. And despite our technological and economical advances there are …
Happy?Feet, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Happy Feet is one of those movies you don’t expect anything but light entertainment from until the real message carries through: mankind’s destructive habits, exploitation and inconsideration for nature. I think the most disturbing scenes were of Mumble being captured and put on display. As much as I appreciate …
Seeing:Art, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. I’ve recently pondered a bit the relation between inspiration and motivation. According to Dictionary.com inspiration is defined as: 1. an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration. 2. something inspired, as an idea. 3. a result of inspired activity. 4. a thing or person …
Foreign worlds, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Merriam-Webster defines otherwordly as following: oth·er·world·ly — Pronunciation: \ˌə-thər-ˈwərl(d)-lē\ Function: adjective Date: 1879 1 a: of, relating to, or resembling that of a world other than the actual world b: devoted to preparing for a world to come 2: devoted to intellectual or imaginative pursuits On a personal …
