One of my favorite aspects of any type of art (music, dance, literature, acting, poetry, painting, sculpture, etc.) is its ability to affect human emotion. Whether it makes one smile, feel enraged, become saddened, etc., what makes the arts so fulfilling and universal is the ability an artist has to affect, even if only for a moment, the viewers' emotions or feelings. Therein lies the power of the arts (coupled with the ability to bring about change in the universe).This photograph always gets to me in a way that very few others have. I have a hard time not looking away from it, or thinking about the circumstances of the infant, whose grave literally leans into one of his parents' graves for support.
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