This image has reminded me why I believe in the unfailing human spirit; why I love photography AND why I want to take photos everyday, for the rest of my life.
I was at a traffic signal, inside a car (for once, I wasn't driving) when one of life's brilliant moments unfolded before me.
It was a traffic junction. The road adjacent to me was slightly uphill and the vehicles on that particular road was given the green signal to proceed.
As the traffic zipped past like horses on a racing track, I saw this man emerge slowly. First it was the wobbly, held-together-on-a-prayer kinda tricycle that caught my eye. Then I saw the handicapped man, pedaling with his hands, slowly, but steadily and confidently. The road was uphill and so was the man's task.
Then I saw his face. Blissful. He had this almost beatific smile on his face. He was looking around taking in the scenes around him, enjoying the weather, the ride...everything. I realised that this man was indeed living the statement which many amongst us strive very hard to even believe on a daily basis: Satisfied with what IS and eager and hopeful for what is coming.
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