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"The universe may exist
indefinitely, but this
body is not obtained a
second time; human life
only lasts a hundred years
at most, and the days slip
by easily. Those who would
live happily know the joy
of having life and
remember the sorrow of
wasting
it."
Huanchu
Daoren
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The
painting, Back to Beginnings,
gets its title from the 16nth
century Taoist sage, Huanchu Daoren,
whose name translates as, "A
Wayfarer Back to Beginnings."
Like the writings of the master, the
painting is about returning to
simplicity and one's true, authentic
self, rather than follow the false
material values that lead to a life
unfulfilled and empty. The boat at
the foot of the steps stands as
evidence of a wayfarer returning to
beginnings, of a life rediscovered,
of an artist reclaiming his art.
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