Among Friends

Among Friends


There is this saying that goes ‘friends are like flowers in the garden of life’, and I think this could not be more truer as such a time as we are living in now. With the lock downs and distancing we have experienced that past few years, there is nothing more comforting than to be Among Friends.

This iPad photograph – Among Friends - I made a few years ago, because I found the lighting to be inviting, and the repetitive subjects and patterns to balance the composition and lead the viewer to the main message – a friend is a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family.

Sometimes our friends are like family, more so than our own family. Other times friends are those whom we hang out with most of the time, people whom we relate with. More so, a true friend is one whom you can not live without. For these reasons and more, the best way to make a friend is to be one.

If you notice the flowers in this photograph, each is at a different height, and each has petals in a different postilion. A couple flowers have a bug on their petals. All of which to me illustrates our differences and imperfections or humanness, or our vulnerability to outside elements. Yet, they all complement each other in some way. …

But the most powerful element of this moment in time is that each of these flowers are vibrant and beautiful, that even though the soil seems hard and dry, these flowers are full of life. These flowers are a creation of God that is full of joy, hope, and makes you smile.

“Prayer is to our soul what rain is to the soil. Fertilize the soil ever so richly; it will remain barren unless fed by frequent rains.”
~ Saint John Vianney

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