Open windows.THE EXPERIENCE OF JOY LEAVES BEHIND IT an awareness of our personal freedom. Windows have opened for us onto a vision that we cannot possess at will, but which--having experienced pure joy--we now know exists; and the windows remain open, even if we must, for the present, stay within. Dufy's double windows reveal the richness of the distant world, its gleaming possibilities, its actuality ac·tu·al·i·ty n. pl. ac·tu·al·i·ties 1. The state or fact of being actual; reality. See Synonyms at existence. 2. Actual conditions or facts. Often used in the plural. . The space we occupy may be as in the painting, cluttered, and even oppressive, but after joy it is no longer imprisoning. We have glimpsed something greater, something of liberating power, and there are no external obstructions to our movement out of limitation and into that freedom. SISTER WENDY BECKETT Sister Wendy Beckett (born February 25 1930) is a South African-born British art expert, consecrated virgin and contemplative hermit who became an unlikely celebrity during the 1990s, presenting a series of acclaimed art history documentaries for the BBC. of Norfolk, England, well-known for her BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. and PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, television art series and her popular art books. Reprinted with permission from: Sister Wendy's Book of Meditations (DK Publishing, 1998; 888-342-5357). Painting: Interior with Open Window, 1928, Raoul Dufy Noun 1. Raoul Dufy - French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953) Dufy , Galerie Daniel Malingue, Paris. |
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