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For the Photographers...

by TJ Swafford
Monday, March 31, 2008. 12:37AM
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One of the most haunting movies many of us have ever watched was "The Killing Fields," the story of the Cambodian genocide as witnessed by photojournalist Dith Pran who survived those hellish years to work for the New York Times.

That movie was so powerful and painful it stayed with many of us for nearly a quarter of a century.

And that meant that in an almost mystical way, Dith was with us too, even with those of us who never had the opportunity to meet him.

Word comes today that Dith has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 65. So he no longer walks among the living. '

- Baltimore Sun

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I'm not sure which is the greater event...Touching someone that deeply...or being touched that deeply by someone. Either one is Life Worthy.

I honestly think this is what Life is all about. If you don't have this kind of passion in the things you do and the very reasons you do them...you need to reevaluate your life.

It should be more than just a "paycheck"...so get off your ASSES and create some impact.

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Friday, April 4, 2008. 05:08AM by Buddy 'Friendly' Wachenheimer
Respect
Thursday, April 3, 2008. 06:16AM by Olivia McKinsey
TJ - I wish the rest of the world lived this way. I am fully convinced that if the US Society did live this way, it would be a much happier place. The contentment factor is extremely high when you do what you love, feel like you're servicing some higher cause, and find within yourself what you never knew you had. Enlightenment, though, only comes to those who seek it out.
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Monday, March 31, 2008. 12:13PM by TJ Swafford
You should subconsciously WANT this kind of human interaction, this personal accountability and reachability for one another - EVERYDAY.
Monday, March 31, 2008. 11:23AM by Olivia McKinsey
This concept that you speak of, it is attainable for everyone. Many, though, do not know how to live both ways. We are taught from an early age that work should not be enjoyable, it is labor, you do what makes money, not what you love. Why can't you have everything? Here's the thing... you can have everything.
Monday, March 31, 2008. 07:02AM by TJ Swafford
I have forgotten just how important and moving the deeply embedded message was behind this movie...You should WANT this kind of accountability in your life.
Monday, March 31, 2008. 07:00AM by TJ Swafford
To move someone physically is an easy thing (more pay, better house, better location, Ease of lifestyle) ...but to do it through emotional means...is simply PURE GOLD.
Monday, March 31, 2008. 06:57AM by TJ Swafford
So true Olivia...but do you see how the world itself, rejoices and revels, in such a wonderful and purposeful "focus" of one or two individuals? This kind of impact is EPIC...and transcends mere time and selfish paradigms...This simply makes you better for having "heard " about it, no matter what your lot in life currently is... Does that make sense to anyone or am I talking in my ridiculous tangents again? The trick is to TRY to promote this type of "enlightenment" in your ads... To get people to stop what they're doing for a moment and get lost in YOUR focus.
Monday, March 31, 2008. 04:18AM by Olivia McKinsey
There is a saying: I work to live, not live to work. This guy did both in one. Respect.