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            I was a little boy in the middle to late 1950's.  I walked through a lot of doorways that looked just like this one.  Now as I look back from my perspective in 2020, and think about the magnificent doorways I've walked through in my life, including the White House, the United States Capitol, St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC, the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) Tunnel in Jerusalem, Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, and many other majestic doorways, I realize I'm most comfortable walking through doorways like the one you see here.

As I look back, I find myself remembering the humble places and humble people who shaped my life, instead of the majestic places and powerful people I have encountered.  The poorest people I have known turned out to be the richest people -- rich in love, rich in wisdom, rich in honesty, rich in compassion, rich in forgiveness.  The wealthiest people I have known turned out to be the poorest people -- poor in love, poor in wisdom, poor in honesty, poor in compassion, and poor in forgiveness.

The gates of heaven may look more like this simple doorway than the majestic doorways of the rich and powerful.  A simple "welcome" and a reminder that "all toppings, no extra charge" are what awaits you on the other side.

Helmsburg, IN
2020
© James Rice, All Rights Reserved
   

Taken on: July 23, 2020

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rural Americana

screen door

good luck

Helmsburg

Indiana

Leica M10 Monochrom

28mm Summicron ASPH « less

Sets appears in: • Doors

Groups appears in: • Leica • B&W more » • Rural Indiana • Leica M photography • Leica M10 Monochrom User Group « less

Camera: Leica Camera AG LEICA M10 MONOCHROM, f/11.0, 1/125 sec, 28mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Leica Camera AG LEICA M10 MONOCHROM
Lens:	Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH.
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	-0.333 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-spot
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.1 (Macintosh)
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