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Spectral Moon Day 21 - Red Planetary Moon Year - 22 May, 2003
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I'm on the train, near the front of one of the carriages. Two
seats down, closer to the door, I see a boy of about 4 and his
roughly 30 year old mum. She's got a punk-like haircut, but she's
a very relaxed person. She goes off, to check something, so I
start talking to her son. At first, I'm just smiling at 'the little
baby', making faces and stuff. A girl about my age, looks over
at me. I catch a glimpse of inner happiness - as she watches.
Anyway the boy starts talking to me, at which I am a little surprised
- because he's so young. I decide that I should make more of an
effort to listen to children. After a little, I'm beginning to
wonder where his mum is, and notice that she's near the door.
She seems to be getting the pram ready. Laughing, I make a joke,
about how she just disappeared, leaving her poor son here with
me. I'm surprised at how comfortable I feel speaking to her.
Then the mum, starts showing me how they've decorated the train.
It's very cool, I see five little necklaces hanging from the front
of the carriage, along with these amazingly colourful fish - made
from paper. It reminds me of this origami-fish, my friend made
for me. I called it a peace-fish. Suddenly I am struck by this
realisation, that this lady would be a perfect person to tell
about the Peace Trains project. I start, "Well that's really
interesting, because there's this project using artwork like this
for peace".
At this stage, my friend Jesse joins me. He adds something, saying
"I like artwork for communication". It comes across
with his own particular slant on things - ie. the use of artwork
to market an idea.
After this the woman is talking about friendships, and the different
kinds. I see a scene, and in this a big roadway type thing. At
the beginning, there is a space for 'physical friendships' highlighted,
and she points out one or two other varieties - through the depiction
of colour. I think one of them's about friendships, which are
more based on who is popular, etc. Finally, I see an area called
'colourful', and she tells me "Invariably, colorful's make
the most of where I am". " |
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