love and fear

Some people tattoo messages on their bodies that they feel must be indelible to be remembered

Mine would surely be:

"The hardest part of love is fear.
Have courage, dear heart!"

This is the amygdala twisting itself into a barrier.

You must survive before you can attach.

And what if you fear what you are supposed to attach to?

In that vein- here are a few photographs that Saiga Yuji took on

Gunkanjima when the island was alive and vital.

So we can remember that the basis of abandonment is not always fear.

Photographer SAIGA yuji's Gunkanjima Photos and Info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunkanjima

http://www.videosift.com/video/Abandoned-Japanese-Island