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gilad — The Thinking Tree
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Published: 2009-05-01 16:42:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 97444; Favourites: 4608; Downloads: 3148
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What is life? Is life happens just when somebody else know about it? I mean, if nobody knows you're there, you might as well not be there, or even be dead. Am I right?
People search for the perfect life all around the world, but I know better. I was just thinking that there is an old Chinese saying that tells that if you stand long enough in one place, the whole world will pass you by. I know he said it because he said that while standing in my shade. I remember I thought it would be great if it was true. I could really "see the world". A few hundred years later I can tell you that if all I've seen is what this world has to offer, the world must be a sad place. Seasons change, Rain and then sun and again. Night becomes day and day becomes night again. Birds fly, land, take a crap, fly again. Sometimes a Jeep drives by leaving a cloud of dust. Hundreds of years that I'm here and now I understand that the old Chinese was just trying to be nice, and give me hopes for an interesting future, but sometimes a tree is just a tree. The less thinking I do, the better the time I have. Because, after all, what is time....
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North of the Negev, Israel
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Your photograph has been featured in 
Have an awesome week
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This isn't a manip and those clouds were positioned just like that? Because that's amazing!
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She must be thinking: If I DIE... THEY DIE!!!
MUAHAHAHHAAHHA.
Great Pic. :thumsup:
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That is very cool. I love the title and those cute, little clouds that make the tree look it's actually thinking. Wonderful job!
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II ..
Congratulations and its a great job ,,
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beautiful, thoughtful, just as it should be. (:
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As if anyone'd need to google the great Magritte!
You have such a clever eye, and the title is so fitting.
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This is just amazing... the picture speaks for itself ! Good job !
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Actually it's south of Palastine, but I know what you mean
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ani MEOD ohevet et hatmuna hazoti. Lefamim ani lo mevina eh ata motse et col hayofi haze.
amazing, really.
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Heh, great capture, right place, right time
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In one way or another this shot reminds me of a work of the Belgian Surrealist Rene Magritte. I kindly suggest you should google him. I love him, his philosophy and technique.
nice!
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you just had the chance and you didn't miss it once again 
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i love how the clouds came out. just a perfect piece
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if you have not watch the movie "into the wild" i will strongly recommend it for you after reading your comment beneath the photo...
the thinking tree is what we are... just the moving ones... what is the difference i really donot know... may be we are more harmful... thats all... we are born.. we live and we die... the only thing we will leave would be the pieces of art or culture we leave behind...
that is the only meaning i find of this life...
and that may be rephrased finding god, but not in a religious way but in a sufi way...
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I did see it. In fact, it's one of those movies that touched me the most over the last few years (I downloaded the 1080p version of it only yesterday). I am honored
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its the same language we are talking... take care..
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agree.
after watching this film, i could cry
afer reading this text i could cry, too
...and i am happy
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The book is even better.
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