From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.
~ Franz Kafka
Stare Mesto Window
Looking at Mala Strana
“You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.”
– Franz Kafka
Stare Mesto Morning
“Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.”
― Franz Kafka
Dreamer in Prague
Our dreams prove that to imagine – to dream about things that have not happened – is among mankind’s deepest needs.
– Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
iPhone Photography: Lucky Shot
I got this shot while preparing to photograph David Cerny’s Man Hanging Out in the Stare Mesto area of Prague with my iPhone. As I was composting the shot, the nun suddenly appeared in the frame. Thank goodness I had my wits about me and somehow knew to press the button at that moment. What a lucky shot. Then again, as the saying goes…
“I’m a Great Believer in Luck. The Harder I Work, the More Luck I Have.”
– A quote attributed to many, including Thomas Jefferson
Man Hanging Out is in the ‘Stare Mesto’, or Old Town, section of Prague and is surrounded by richly detailed buildings, narrow streets, and cobbled plazas. The sculpture is close to Old Town Square and other popular areas in Old Town.