A happy little cloud
I used to like to watch a show on TV about painting. The oil painter often referred to the clouds he painted as a "happy little cloud".
Only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. by Richard Nixon
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A Christmas present this year was a picture of Mt Olympus ( the mountain in our previous backyard in Utah) with the saying above from Richard Nixon written on it. The saying is a lesson in contrasts. On the other hand it may present a question about contrasts. Is it really necessary to have gone to the deepest valley in your life to appreciate the highest mountains. I hope not. Then again it is ok if it is for some folks. So maybe the mountain really is a lesson both in contrasts and in goals.
Only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. by Richard Nixon
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A Christmas present this year was a picture of Mt Olympus ( the mountain in our previous backyard in Utah) with the saying above from Richard Nixon written on it. The saying is a lesson in contrasts. On the other hand it may present a question about contrasts. Is it really necessary to have gone to the deepest valley in your life to appreciate the highest mountains. I hope not. Then again it is ok if it is for some folks. So maybe the mountain really is a lesson both in contrasts and in goals.
It is a good time of year to think about goals.
In this book on symbolism it suggested that mountains were an image of a temple or house of the Lord. Representive of revelation, inspiration, and a seperation from the world. When I look up at a cloud I remember a lot of things. When I look up at a cloud or a moutain I don't have to think about a deep valley if I don't want to. Mountains always uplift me. Being by them. Thinking about them. Looking at pictures of them. I often think of the times I have been on top of specific mountains. Interesting the difference between the "symbolic mountain" where we are inspired vs's the one that is just a contrast to all the troubles we have seen. The new year is coming. I guess the year itself may be symbolically another mountain.
I'd rather think of the mountain as something that offers a "likeness of something good" rather than a "contrast of something not so good".
In this book on symbolism it suggested that mountains were an image of a temple or house of the Lord. Representive of revelation, inspiration, and a seperation from the world. When I look up at a cloud I remember a lot of things. When I look up at a cloud or a moutain I don't have to think about a deep valley if I don't want to. Mountains always uplift me. Being by them. Thinking about them. Looking at pictures of them. I often think of the times I have been on top of specific mountains. Interesting the difference between the "symbolic mountain" where we are inspired vs's the one that is just a contrast to all the troubles we have seen. The new year is coming. I guess the year itself may be symbolically another mountain.
I'd rather think of the mountain as something that offers a "likeness of something good" rather than a "contrast of something not so good". When you get to the top of the mountain your closer to the "blue sky". Blue is often a symbol suggesting the heavenly nature of a thing. Down in the valley at the base of the mountain is "green". The standard symbol for life is represented by the color green. My mountain is covered with "white" snow. White symbolizes purity, innocence, victory, light, revelation and is often assoicatied with the happiness of the spirit. Seems to fit the cloud as well. Obviously a "happy little cloud" up there in the blue.
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