Am reflecting on weddings of late...
First a friend's wedding - such a happy moment, a reminder of just how powerful love can be. How it unites, brings contentment, knocks down barriers and makes the impossible possible. Rather poignant in today's world which all too often seems driven by anger, hatred and division.
And then spending time staring into Bruegel painting, The Peasants Wedding. Has much changed?
People still celebrate marriage by drinking, eating and dancing, such as they did 500 years ago. But the bride in this painting (sitting before the green drape and under a paper crown), she doesn't look like she's having much fun. Or perhaps I'm being too harsh on her; maybe it's the importance of the day and she's just being well behaved.
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| from Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
Have been pondering Julian Barnes book, Levels of Life. A story of grief and sorrow, which is actually a celebration of love. Quite profound and another reminder of the power of love.
