Heroes Not Zombies

Look at this photo. What do you see? Do you see the light cast on the wall from the lamp, with an unusual shadow pattern in it?

What could be making that pattern? A cut out filter in front of the light bulb perhaps?

I think this is a very human phenomenon – we see connections between parts as we try to make sense of the world around us. That takes observation, imagination and memory.

However, this image isn’t what it appears. It’s a photo of sunlight shining first through a tree, then through a window to cast this pattern on the wall. By chance, the patch of sunlight is exactly above the fitted, electric light – which isn’t switched on.

Isn’t it beautiful? Doesn’t it catch your attention and fire up your curiosity?

I like this, “in its own right”, so to speak, but something extra gets added by imagination and curiosity.