Posted by HorseRotorVator (Newton, United States) on 4 January 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
“In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, the mindless in those who have never achieved his title. Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind and a step that travels unlimited roads. Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it's yours.”
Ayn Rand
Such sights are for somebody, who lives in narrow Central Europe quite extremely. This is a really good picture.
4 Jan 2008 1:46am
Breathtaking expanse and great perspective!
4 Jan 2008 1:57am
Explicit....I have to agree with Ralf... we are not used to this here.. this is endless !
4 Jan 2008 2:57am
Now that is one long straight road. An amazing view, we have nothing like that over here, all our roads twist and turn.
4 Jan 2008 5:18am
A very imposing image, I like the sense of freedom, of course the text is beautiful, although we have to learn to live with what we have been given to learn, first :)
4 Jan 2008 5:56am
simple and true
4 Jan 2008 6:17am
Makes me think of the movie "Easy Rider". I agree with the words as a noble striving. The other side of the coin is that one has to learn to cope with desillusion, frustration feelings and disappointment, they don't let themselves simply be replaced by encouraging feelings in sight of a great goal. Personally I find it important to take a distance from yourself and assess your situation or what is occurring to you, or to consider a decision to be taken. How does all this fit in these words of Ayn Rand? BTW The image is very impressive especially for somebody from such a small country as ours!
4 Jan 2008 10:42am
Best I've seen today - love the wide view - and that side road tracking to the left - just a bit off the beaten path - nicely framed!
4 Jan 2008 10:56am
Everyone's already said what I was going to - looks like one the Romans might have built but of course they never got over the ocean
4 Jan 2008 1:04pm
Very nice. There are three different landscapes in one shot.
4 Jan 2008 2:01pm
Marvelous traveling weather you had! The view wasn't bad either, huh? Ayn is a cool author. "Anthem" is one of my most favorite books! =-)
4 Jan 2008 2:57pm
Whoa, just want to step into that picture and feel the wind in my face. Just wanted to second the first commenter's statement. Awesome!
4 Jan 2008 3:45pm
Nice shot. Great sentiment.
4 Jan 2008 5:49pm
The road is endless just like your possibilities and dreams!! : ) Great shot
4 Jan 2008 8:53pm
inspiring!
4 Jan 2008 10:53pm
And I thought the romans built a pretty mean straight road..
7 Jan 2008 5:03am
Ha i like the way the road SHOOTS up. Looks like if you zoomed down it fast enough you could just fly up into the sky!
7 Jan 2008 11:40am
Wow, what a straight road...never seen one like that. It gives me a feeling of taking off.
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