A sunflower stands in a slender glass vase beside a small golden light, casting a shadow across a pale surface.

Original artwork, not a still

Helen Keller

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The sunshine stands for what is bright and hopeful, while the shadow suggests what troubles us. Turning toward one puts the other out of sight. The image presents optimism as a choice about where to direct our attention.

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