Weekly Photo Challenge: State of Mind.

I believe that moods, though universal, are more pronounced in Africa. Here you won’t find the stiff upper lip or diplomatic smile. Pretence, the way so many individuals ply the art of  make-believe to present themselves to others, has no place on a continent that forces you to be honest. This is evident not only in the turmoil we live with every day, but also in the people living here as well as Nature.

Literature is a treasure of wisdom. It says so much of our continent and…our times.

“When we want mood experiences, we go to concerts or museums. When we want meaningful emotional experience, we go to the storyteller.” ― Robert McKee, Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

“Music is energy. A mood, atmosphere. Feeling.” ― Kurt Cobain

“I suppose one must be serious sometimes.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“A performance must capture or communicate with the mood and feelings of that very moment.” ― Unarine Ramaru

“The first few moments of the day are some of the most important as they can determine the mood for the rest of the day.” ― Daniel Willey

Modern, ancient, animal, man and nature: state of mind always directs us toward an uncertain future. But, as Voltaire summed it up so nicely: “When life is a shipwreck, we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats….”