comparision & learning

Through comparison, we can learn better.  #

Recently I had tried to compare various English translations of Luke 24:42-44.
Is Honeycomb in your bible? It is missing in many versions.
Try online interactive resources like:
BibleGateway,  BibleHub,  BibleStudyTools

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+24%3A42-43&version=WYC

http://biblehub.com/luke/24-42.htm

http://www.biblestudytools.com/luke/24-42-compare.html

Then, what about the books?
GEEES.

Then, someone has a visitor named Tobias.
Hey, that is a name of one of the books in Catholic Bible.
Searching & comparing....
numbers of books are different in the versions of bible by
Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox church!!!!!!!

English & Chinese bilingual data
(Traditional Chinese text for HongKong & Taiwan friends)

Old Testaments.
books    version:
________________
24    Jewish Tanakh
39    Protestant
46    Catholic
51    Eastern Orthodox

Originally I just wanted to find out the bilingual names and acronyms...

https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%81%96%E7%B6%93

Then I noticed the information...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_of_the_Bible

Even just talking about the names of the books,
there are different translations/versions between them.

#
 the variations of actual text
in the many English versions alone are amazing if not shocking.

There are so many versons.
If I were to choose one or two versions,
 which is/are the best?
And.....
The Catholic bibles have more books than Protestant bibles. 
 
(Wikipedia do states that Protestant version and Jewish Tanakh
 are similar in the quantity of content in the Old Testament,
 just the arrangement & dividing of books vary.)

visit a gallery / exhibition in July (with photos)

I went to a small art gallery to have a look of exhibition
of works gathered by open-to-public call or submission.

As with any thing which involve selection,
no two persons have the same taste.
I cannot agree with the selection panels' taste.

Some of the works,
I would say, more suitable for local history museum.
Why?

Some works are just a series of photographics,
not of particular photographic skills or achievement...
of old places before they become history.

A piece of work is just a protest statement uglily written with paint brush in colour
about whether he should use the money to join the exhibition
or to buy a hat.
 

A piece of work is multimedia: a video playing inside a real car -
really old car of the 50s/60s,
about the various owners of the car and where had it been.

A set of work is "toxic" made in a synthetic resin toy figure & related items in same colours.
( I did not bother to take photo of them at all)

A set of painting by a patient painting her father swiming in strange mask & costume.
(is it the judge has pity on the patient?)

A piece of work is a room with interior surface fully stuck messily
with scam/hoax of ads luring people
by telling them they have won big money.
( didn't take photo of that room ; smelly)

These two photos : 

Close-up photos of two eldery people in a care home.

Some people will say installation art is art because they make people think.
Just like the Marcel Duchamp's urinal titled Fountain.
Really?


Well, there are some pieces of works which are of some interest.

Ceramics urns in shapes of buildings

Ceramics urns in shapes of buildings.
But, at the back, on wall, someone paint enlarged colour btis CMYK printing of products.
I couldn't believe that they were selected.

A big piece of cut burnt wood pieces to remind people of a fire which burnt down a local landmark.

"Empty corner" of empty shop painted on cardboard.

A piece of work is an illuminating piece which look like 3 pieces of wood panel commonly used in art gallery/museums.

Oil and enamal splashes of at least interesting reaction and flow of metalic colour.


(forgotten to take picture)
A set of works are embroidery threads on canvas stiching the countryside tour routes over something like enlarged contour line map.

Some are marginal between craft and art I would say,

Luckily they also shown some of the works of those not-selected
as small print on photocopy paper. 
Each image is less then A5 though.

colour prints of submissions which had not been selected into the exhibition.

A few I would select instead.

At least they are in more traditional sense of art/painting.
 
That gallery had problems before for including too many modern abstract art.
I understand that aesthetics is not the only criteria of art.
Beauty and Art are in the eyes of the beholder.

Do you think
 any piece of work
with the artist statement saying they are
trying to ponder certain issue(s) in life or in society
and given a strange mocking title,
 is art worthy to be included in gallery?

Is visual philosophy really counted as art ?

Or, is it just a big PR event to encourage visual art activities?

(it is a free exhibition open to the public) 

re-charge...

Grateful that there are quite a number of events/activities in July.
That helps to clear the stress of moving to another part of the town.
Nice to see people, different nationalities, age, sexes, enjoying life.

Besides, I have been trying to find out more about life and happiness.
Nice...that there are resources on internet....

1---
Nice relaxation music to listen to...
and the Tibetian singing bowls which is so pure and tingling...
the sounds bring resonance of our body, mind and soul!?!
Physical & metaphysical?

2--
People sharing their insights of happiness, how to see life,
how-to when facing situations which go against our hearts, etc.
How to be more positives and direct reassuring words/affirmations,
soundtracks and or videos.

Grateful.

Yes, let us focus more on positive happy things in life.

A small food drink music weekend in a park

Adults & kids everyone find something there on such annual mini festivals...
This mini bungee bouncing remind me of 

the young soldiers mobility training in 

Japanese animation <<Attack on Titan>> 

Fans might fancy trying.

And that mobile van selling freshly made juices. Not frozen. Impressed.

I will upload video later.
My lap top RIP   ( T.T )

Relax in a park, late June

Summer warm weather brings more people going outdoor.

( Photos taken in the park nearby  in late June.)

 Swans, ducks and sea gulls swiming.

Newbies of water sports practise there in the "pond/lake"

Mini water jet type of fountains become popular for local kids.

They wear swimwear to play there.