Thursday, July 19, 2007

A Questioning Mind

"Yesterday I dreamed I was an ape. How do I know that today I am not an ape dreaming I am a man?"
The slightly altered quote is from the Taoist Chuang-Tzu: "Yesterday, I dreamt I was a butterfly. How do I know that today I am not a butterfly dreaming I am a man?" The photo was taken at the Lincoln Park Zoo's Regenstein Center for Africa Apes.

8 comments:

  1. He sure looks like he is pondering something serious doesn't he?

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  2. The Lincoln Park Zoo was another favorite place to visit when I lived there, eons ago! PS. Yes, I used to visit Chicago regularly, but in recent years DH and I forgo these trips as we wing away to Mexico instead. Great photo!

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  3. Great photo.

    Fenix - Yes, that is a female gorilla. The male silverbacks are much larger!

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  4. «As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself in his bed transformed into a monstruous kind of insect...». Franz K mood ;)
    Loved to find the Chicago DP. Still remembering my 1982 visit ther...

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  5. Such a look. There's intelligence in that face.

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  6. Great photo, I'd like to know what he's thinking.

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