Black and white image of a snail perched on the top of a thistle. The shot is close-up, with the background blurred. The snail has a well-defined spiral shell with light and dark bands, and the thistle has an intricate pattern of sharp spines radiating outward.

One's own strength is not learned except by experiencing it 🖤
[Seneca the Younger]
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The light of dawn illuminates the clouds above Aosta. In the foreground, the slate roofs of the historic center, and in the background, the cathedral with its two bell towers and the snow-capped mountains. The lines are taken from the poem "The Sky Belongs to Everyone" by Gianni Rodari, an Italian writer and educator.

...The sky belongs to all eyes, and each eye, if it wants, can take in the entire moon, the stars, the sun.
Every eye takes in everything and nothing is ever missing: he who looks at the sky last finds it no less brilliant...
Gianni Rodari
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The image is a black-and-white photograph of a tranquil harbour scene, taken at low tide. Several small boats lie in the muddy water, one of them tipped on its side. This is reflected in the water. Wooden sticks stuck in the mud are also reflected. In the background, trees and a gentle hilly landscape can be seen, all bathed in soft, diffuse light. In the foreground, a wooden jetty can be seen.

Even though I know
that you'll find your freedom,
your suffering hurts ✨️

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