leaving innocenceby
eyeduphotosComment by K3Master: Hello, your shot has been chosen for my Daily 5! This is where I choose 5 shots per day (or close enough) from the Recently Uploaded list that do not yet have comments, and comment on them.
My first thought when I see this is an instant heart-tugging. I'm impressed with the theme here, which few would have the guts to do. While I'm not a religious person, the tie in to the angelic fall from grace, tied to the curiosity and inevitability of the loss of innocence that is waiting for all of us as we make the passage from childhood into other stages of humanity, is still quite profound. The grasping hands, which are almost invisible at first, almost suddenly and painfully become a part of awareness, and when we see this adorable child, who seems completely unaware of the dangers and uncertainties of the future, and instead seeming absolutely anxious to discover them, on the very edge of darkness, the body shudders.
What is awaiting her? Do those hands represent ill-intent, or are they helping hands, only wishing to guide her to a new beginning? Is the darkness 'evil', or is it merely a representation of the unknown? Will the light follow, or is it merely there to begin the descent, to fade away as the steps go further down the flight of the stairs of life?
Only that child shall know, the angel of our beginnings, whether she brings her innocence with her, or whether she leaves it behind to become the demon of what is to come.
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