I have three sisters, two below the ages of one. Before they were born I did not understand how I could find a newborn baby beautiful, or how I could love someone instantly before I even knew them. I'm not a parent so I guess I could never understand the bond between a newborn and their parents. On both accounts in the past two years when Scarlett and Jillian Rae were born I was overwhelmed with happiness and love. I couldn't help but love them instantaneously but I still cannot explain it.
My family sends photos and videos of the girls as they grow up while I am in school and every time I struggle to hold back tears. I wonder if there is ever a stronger feeling of love and beauty through a moment. It is beautiful through an emotion, but emotions are intangible, so can it still be beautiful. And if I look at pictures on the days when they were first born and still feel that same emotion is it real? I believe it is real but it could be a memory. A memory strong enough to emotionally feel like I am in the moment. Are memories still beautiful? I think so...am I holding a biased opinion? Of course I am because they are my sisters. Can a photo or a snapshot be real? I would have to say yes. Its the truth because it is an image of the truth, minus any outside alterations. Photo shop or Kodak picture maker would force the the photo to no longer be real because it is adjusting the truth. On the same time a camera can alter the truth. But I argue that a photo can emit the same emotions that the real event held.
I would argue that theses photos of my sisters are real, because they portray things that are real, therefor the image is real and the truth.
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