By Any Other Name

by Karen Adams

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By Any Other Name

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Karen Adams

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Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography

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"...a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet." This is one line of poetry that I think almost everyone knows.

The real origin of this phrase is unknown, but of course, we do know it from Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, (Act-II, Scene-II.) Juliet says this phrase in reference to family and the family name of Romeo. She says, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet."

We understand her pain in loving someone who simply has the wrong name and therefore it leads to tragedy. Their family names have nothing to do with their love, but since Capulets and Montagues hate each other, love is forbidden merely due to these names.

Sometimes humans sure make life difficult . . . . when it really doesn't have to be. We get hung up on labels and judge things and people according to those preconceived notions we have about them.

Wouldn't it be great if we just gave everyone we meet an equal chance. Life would be so much richer and more enjoyable and our world would be a much more peaceful place. . . . and I bet we would all have a lot more friends!

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Thank you so much for looking at my images. I appreciate that very much.

I am very concerned with our environment and have decided to donate any money I make from any sales of this image to the ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.....because the Earth needs a good lawyer! We all need to speak up and support efforts to protect our environment. We will not get a second chance!


**The watermark stamp will not appear on any purchased items. All images are protected by copyright law and cannot be reproduced in any form without the express written consent of the artist.** "

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January 24th, 2017

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