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Published: 2005-10-12 05:13:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 1807; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 50
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There is something to be said about the raw comfort of love.Maybe we never truly understand what it is until we are at our direst moments,
when the world throws us away, and there is only one left to provide us company.
The only one who will not lecture us for our doubts, or criticize us for our faults.
The only one who will hold onto us when we refuse to grasp anything else,
Even though we have nothing left to hold on to.
[This is nothing special or new.]
While this image has made me emotional, made me cry, so have many other sights.
[This is nothing profound.]
They are meerly just another couple of faces in another city.
All this is, is a portrayal of what it means to need somebody so deeply, that they are all you really live for.
We see it everyday.
Sometimes it eats away at us.
...Other times we just walk on by.
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so amazing, and sad....
you can really see the love between the two
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I hope you don't mind, but I featured this here: [link]
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When I just saw this in your gallery,
just as the small preview,
it brought a smile to my face.
But when I clicked on it,
everything changed.
I saw so much sadness..
And once I began reading,
I began crying..
Well done. β₯
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this made me cry,
causethis is something you don't see this everyday.
im a huge animal lover and this is jst WOW UNBELIEVEABLE!
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shocking! =O
a very very beautiful shot!!
It is very shocking here in brazil these kind of pictures^^'
dogs are what you most see at streets walking, going to nowhere... it hurts =/
congratss^^
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Thanks a lot! It really was a disturbing scene, probably one of the most troubling photos I've ever taken.
In some parts of Europe it is like this too. I saw a dog get abused once, and it made my stomach curl.
We definately need a lot more compassion for people AND animals in this world.
Thank you ! <3
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we surelly need it !
^^
but the little we can do we are already doing... showing what the problem really is...^^
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That is so true.
There definately needs to be a greater investment on all our parts.
~*~
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What a powerful piece! 
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That means more to me than you can imagine. I honestly don't know what to say..
but..
Thank you <3.
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Hey, I gave what it deserved!
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And you summarize it perfectly. Thank you so much for your comment, it means a lot that you can see it the same way.
*heart!*
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I love these pictures, and you did a great job at capturing the emotions. Its great
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Thank you so much,
That means a lot. <3
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Ohhh my goodness.... where did you take this picture??!
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Queen Street, downtown Toronto... there are so many homeless people, and most people don't give them any more attention than street posts they pass. I find it really disturbing.
(I see you are from Canada too! Where from 
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I'm from Mindemoya (on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron), Ontario!
AND the reason why I asked you where you found this man, is because I was in Toronto, shopping downtown, mainly on Queen street like one or two weeks ago, and I SAW THIS VERY MAN AND DOG.... what a strange coincidence.
Nice shot : )
Do you live in TO?
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this picture is unsettling in its way.
At the same time, I see the homeless person you always pass by on the street of downtown, I also see a guy, not much older than myself, looking sad, lost and lonely. Even clutching the dog to his chest, its curled up like a baby, because he's its only protector. Almost brings a tear to your eye.
Plus, the saturation here just totally works. way to go.
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thank you so much! <3. I'm glad you see it in that way, because that is how I saw it to.
Nikki ( who was with me) and I had to stop and take a deep breath after we saw that.
That night, doing this picture, thinking about it, made me cry. Its hard to imagine the feeling of being so alone in such a crowded, cold world.
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you've captured such a compelling moment.. i feel a little rude just staring at this guy, like i'm intruding on something important.. wonderful photo
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thank you very much!! I'm glad you can see how i felt it.
^_^
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This is so sweet! Makes your heart break. I just see emmy curled up in a cuddle. Dogs make such sweet company - I think if I had nothing, i'd be happy as long as i had a dog!
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I missed Emmy so much after this. Dogs are undeniably the best comfort. EVER.
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Sometimes it stops us from reaching the edge of insanity.
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Thats awesome and so true. Iv'e felt that raw comforts of love many times and it's a good thing
Excellent work chum.
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Mmhhm!!
it's definately something to hold our sanity. I don't know how we would be without it:S
Thanks again, chum <3.
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Jeez, Madd,
C'est super-beau, ca. The photo captures perfectly your written comment that it is nothing special. We suffer, we solace one another and are solaced in quiet moments lost to the world. Except when somebody like you catches them. Vraiment chouette! Quelle est la ville? -- Al
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Merci beaucoup!! ^_^
I'm glad that you can see it how I see, because I find that it is something so important to acknowledge as a part of our humanity. To live life in comfort and woe, while cherishing it all.
La ville est Toronto, où j'y habite maintenant parce que je suis prendre les cours en université de français... Mais je suis desoleé; mon français est très mal... je suis apprendre encore.
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D'abord, Madd, ton French est magnifique. Allez, pousse-toi. Et, puis, j'adore Toronto. (Moi, je suis, a West Palm Beach, Florida. Au moins, bien voisin.)
The acknowledging is what counts. The American philosopher Stanley Cavell has an essay called "Knowing and Acknowledging," that I bet you'd like. There is a moment in King Lear when Edgar says "The worst is not yet come so long as I can say, "THIS is the worst." I think this is because Edgar is counting on somebody like you to bear witness to his pain.
-- Al
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Merci Encore!! Good to hear my french isnt that bad!
Wow, cette citation, c'est incroyable.
It makes you think about how our subjective suffering is. How we balance woe is solely based on the context of it.. such as, how one's suffering is diminished in the eyes someone who has experienced a much more horrible pain. (say, for example, a relative dying is almost irrelevant to those in Pakistan who lost their entire familes.) I think it is wrong to judge pain on this scale, because in any extent, whether the suffering is minor or extreme, we should all take the moment to acknowledge that person (such as a person on the street) and confort whatever woe they have.
Maybe I'm off on a tangent, but its a good thought to ponder.
I am definately going to check out that essay.
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this is so sad and The expression on the story you did is good
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Thank you very much! <3
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