Tomorrow, or later today, we start the year proper, at work and in school.
I was watching my youngest nephew try on his 'new' form three long pants; which the maid has frantically tried to shorten from the elder brother's pants, at the eleventh hour. Sigh! our generation inherit our elders books and pants; but why, we do not need to do that any more for Gen Z. Guess it is one of those many contradictions we are having - like sending him to Outbound School, as we have no time to teach him ourselves?
Yes, it is a sobering thought. Hence I think 'The Thinker' - which depicts a man in sober meditation, is rather appropriate for 2009.
The Thinker was sculptured by Auguste Rodin, 1902. It is made of Bronze and Marble, displayed at Musee Rodin in Paris. Originally named The Poet, The Thinker was originally meant to depict Dante (from the Comedy of the Divine) in front of the Gates of Hell, pondering his great poem. The sculpture is nude, as Rodin wanted a heroic figure in the tradition of Michelango, to represent intellect as well as poetry. (from Wikipedia).
