Furman S. Baldwin, Il Bacio "The Kiss" (1947)

Heaven & Hell in Il Bacio Heaven and hell are not angels singing above and devil with pitchfork below. They're states of mind we experience— Being accepted is heaven. Being rejected is hell. A picture is worth a thousand words. Furman Baldwin's Il Bacio "The Kiss" is one of my all-time favorite photos— The two-year-old boy sits on the stoop between two girls similar in age like "The Lover" Tarot card image. He turns to his right to kiss the girl and they're happy while the girl at left is mad with rage in being left out. The girl to his left is unkempt— her dress rumpled, socks uneven, all her fingers stretched outward senses pointed to the physical much like the five foolish virgins— no wonder she's experiencing hell. The girl to his right is tidy— her dress smooth, her socks even, her fingers encircled inward mind focused to the spiritual like Einstein's mudra & Buddha's— no wonder she is in heaven.     Peter Y. Chou     Mountain View, 2-28-2017

Vishuddha Mudra Einstein's Wisdom Mudra Einstein: Thumbs Touching Buddha: Meditating Mudra