Heroes Not Zombies

I saw this mural yesterday when I was visiting the little village of Talmont on the West coast of France. The wall belongs to a shop selling sundials, and the words along the top which translate as, « without you, I am nothing », are probably referring to the Sun.

However, surely it’s not so specific. After all, we wouldn’t just be nothing without the Sun, we wouldn’t even exist in the first place…..no Life on Earth would ever have been possible without the Sun.

So, I’m reading this phrase as something I’d think about in terms of other people. That reminds me of the African word, Ubuntu, which means, I think, « I am because you are ».

This French phrase comes at the same idea from a different perspective and it’s got a dash of romance added to it too, hasn’t it? Isn’t the kind of thing you might say to your lover.

You could argue that it’s an exaggeration. I wouldn’t be « nothing » without you, and you wouldn’t be « nothing » without me. But we would both be considerably diminished without each other.

I hope, dear reader, than your life is enhanced by your stopping by here, enjoying my photos and my words. Thank you for being here. I can tell you my life in enhanced by sharing this with you. And that’s why I’m doing this……

My life is more, because we share these few minutes with each other…..and your « likes » and lovely feedback ripple through my days.

So, maybe we wouldn’t be nothing without each other, but we would certainly be less.