75

The art of dealing with adversity by facing it resolutely and assuming one’s share is an opportunity to learn more about oneself, and to make the necessary adjustments. Accordingly, no matter how demanding the circumstances, they are perceived as openings that liberate new energies appropriate to perfecting the “drawing” of the individual picture. One can hew more closely to the inner “design.” A photograph of Liu Bolin, posing in front of his studio in ruins because neighborhood is being renovated, is an eloquent illustration.