This is really deep

Everybody faces death.

No one escapes it and perhaps that's what makes life so precious.

@archie_lochie You can cheat it though

@archie_lochie How do you do that?

@archie_lochie You have to be among the chosen ones

@archie_lochie Please enlighten me? Who are the chosen one?

The dude bet his pants and lost 😭

lol, as how na

Nobody gets out of it alive. There is no point in studying the moves

I think the point isn't escaping the game, it's making each move count while you're still playing.

Make each moment count and learn to appreciate life while it last

Yess, that's exactly the point.

There are worse fates than death.

Okay?

nigerian engagement farming account aside, i love the actual videos that the creator of these makes

I am beginning to find it stupid wen people pain death like it's a terrible thing...it's the only thing that saves u from the shackles of this reality

You sound like you’ve gone through a lot

Jesus conquered death

Yes, he did.

Please listen to this. The image he’s describing is the image you posted not the image shown in my video. The hands on the head, the “Devil” laughing, those aren’t in the image in my video. But they are in the image you posted. The king has one more move.

Thanks for highlighting that.

Dying will be the easiest thing you ever do. Don waste your living thinking about the dying so much.

Yeah, I think the point isn't to dwell on death, but to make every moment of life count.

Victoria Mortis

That's right, Victoria Mortis. A fascinating piece.

Life is the champion of a tournament it created for itself. It knows the secret moves you scrambled for. It is a dark knight that has never lost, a master magician that pulls tricks from its fingernails while smiling at you. You are just a big black fish in the pond of life.

That’s some real words there

The full one. I wrote it.

That's beautiful, thank you for sharing.

Glad we who believe have Jesus Christ. 😎🕊🔥 Jesus Christ > death. He has the keys to death and hades.

I appreciate you.

The boy might not be playing against death but against his future corpse - compare the ears, elbows, shoulder blade, and elongated limbs. Also see how the figures complete a circle. In addition, look at the robe: the young boy is sitting with his lower body stretched forward and naked, with the robe tossed aside - he is fearless. The corpse, on the other hand, is wearing its robe and leaning forward with its upper body. The corpse’s robe is also red, which is to say that the future corpse bears the scars of fears close to it, or rather, the blood from those scars near it. The corpse presumably does it because it knows how valuable that blood is (especially now that it is dead) - the young man knows no red and does not seem to care about it. By the way, you can’t see any eyes here, just hands, as if to say that the young boy uses hands for eyes, but he only really touches himself, while the corpse uses his hands to touch the world. There are more interesting things here, but really the fun part about paintings is noticing the choices made by the painter and then dissecting why these were made- it quickly becomes similar to a movie because the questions about the choices lead the viewer in a continuous search in the image - and a continuous interaction with a 2D image is basically a movie.

That's a very fascinating analysis. Thank you for taking the time to share it. This is exactly the kind of thoughtful discussion that makes symbolic art so compelling. The fact that the painting can inspire such rich interpretations over a century says a lot about it.

Context: this is 'Victoria Mortis' from artist Owe Zerge in 1921.

Thanks for adding the context. Owe Zerge's Victoria Mortis (1921) is rich with symbolism, which makes it such a thought-provoking piece.

Nice bedtime story...

Are you scared? 😂

His naked because we face battle with death from birth.

Well said. Nakedness can definitely symbolize our vulnerability in the face of mortality.

Beautifully said brother

Thanks man.

Chess history shows that famous painting titled 'Checkmate' actually carried a dark secret when the artist revealed the devil was playing for the man's soul. Deep artwork always tells a second story. Who remembers the real meaning behind that board?

That's one of the reasons these paintings remain so compelling, people are still uncovering new meanings and sharing different perspectives.

Before we were aware we are alive, there was no concept of time, no concept of death, no concept of what was or what could be. We existed as youth in the moment. Then as adults, all of these concepts and ideologies are forced upon you. Only GOD knows what is next. Not Death. 🫡

Yeahh, you're right.

We’re observers once ur body dies u won’t know the difference your always gonna be observing

That's what you think?

A child if this still scares you Death is a sweet release. A laying down of burdens. A long lost lover. "Duty is as heavy as a mountain. Death is as light as a feather" Fear not the unknown From hense you were formed and shall surely return in your undoing Waves on a beach

Poets doing their thing.

the four enemies of man according to the teachings of don juan by carlos castaneda: - fear - clarity - power - old age

An interesting reference. Fear, clarity, power, and old age. Each can shape the way we play life's game.

That is a very astute analogy of that piece of art. Perhaps more people should sit longer and take the moment determine what they perceive

Thank you. The best art doesn't just give answers, it invites us to ask better questions. With every viewer bringing a unique perspective, it make discussions like these so meaningful.

The boy might beat death. Look at the chess pieces.

That's definitely worth considering. The beauty of this painting is that it leaves room for multiple interpretations.

No one beats death.

That's true too!

Trust the Lord always and fear him.

Valid though

Christ has risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. Contemplate what is being said here as well. The table of the money changers has been overturned

Things to say here are a lot..! First, only one out of the two seems worried about how the game is going... I look at that painting and I see life. From birth, you're at a losing game with death. Come with nothing, go with nothing (nakedness). And the hour glass with death signifies that death has time on its side so it's never worried or troubled.... Dark background takes away any form of distractions cause nothing else matters when you face-off with death 💀

Your description is quite similar to the one in the video, you understand the painting quite good.

Mind blowing

Very mind blowing!

This man:

This man😂

Isn't there a famous story about a chess grandmaster seeing this painting in the Louvre, and pointing out that the young man is not checkmated, he has another move. One critique could be that art imitates life. Even if the artist didn't intend it... there was hope all along

Another compelling observation. If the king truly has another move, it transforms the painting from one of inevitability to one of possibility.

The painting is about Christ... death comes for all but for those who believe and hold fast, it has no hold. The King has one more move. It is true that the man is naked because it shows the futility of worldly goods and possessions

Can you explains little more?

The video did all that already

To the Enemy: I just heard mortal combat from back in the day say: Finish him! TKO! If you sell your soul to the devil, the grim reaper is coming for you. #Karma #Anubis #Maat 🎬👩‍⚖️👨‍⚖️

If you say so.

My body looks like deaths bro wtf bro

As how? 😂😂