This week’s challenge is Inside.
The definition of Inside is quite circular : “the inner or internal part; interior”
Does “Inside” only have a meaning when there is an “outside“?
What does it mean when it is now possible to fly outside the universe?
Honestly, I don’t know. However, I would like to think that Inside only has a meaning when there is an outside, so Inside is only relative.
If I were a Panda inside a zoo, most visitors will see me as being in captivity, but equally, I would be perplexed why people have to struggle in the outside world.
In the following, I am trying to illustrate my perspective of Inside.
The first picture is looking inside out from a cavern in Yunnan, China. My focus is more on the picturesque bridge, the flowing water and the green foliage outside of the cavern.
The second photo shows the stalactite dripping down from a limestone cavern in Okinawa, Japan. The limestone laden water has been dripping down for millions of years. Barely visible underneath the stalactite is a walkway; when compared with the stalactite, the walkway seemed so tiny.
The third picture is looking from the outside to the inside of a prison cell in the Spanish Castle on Hvar island. This looks quite frightening.
The fourth picture is the Buddha statute inside a cave in Datong, China.
The last picture is looking up the ceiling inside the temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
Depending on the perspective, one could be inside as well as outside, but there are always beautiful pictures on both “sides”!
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