Portraits of Iconic People of All Time

Afghan Girl

This photo was taken as part of the National Geographic “Green Eyes” project, tracking the genetic trait of green eyes passed down through the Mongols of Genghis Khan’s time. Date: 1985. Photographer: Steve McCurry, National Geographic.

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Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong overcame testicular cancer to win the Tour De France for seven consecutive years. Another Leibovitz triumph, this photo illustrates exactly what the Tour De France champion’s muscles are doing when he is at work. Housed at the Oswald Gallery in Austin. Date: 1999. Photographer: Annie Leibovitz.

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong was a jazz musician that sang vocals and played various instruments, including the trumpet as pictured. He performed solo and with other performers right up until his accidental death in 1971. Satchmo’s image was immortalized in this photo. Date: 1953. Photographer: World-Telegram staff photographer.

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Neil Armstrong

An American aviator and a former astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and United States Naval Aviator. He was the first person to set foot on the Moon. Date: 1969. Photographer: NASA/Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most acclaimed and influential of all composers. Date: 1820. Painter: Joseph Karl Stiele.

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Marlon Brando

Brando starred in a host of movies including “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “The Wild One”. Date: 1954. Photographer: Publicity Photo for “The Wild One”, used on the poster for the movie.

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Humphrey Bogart

Best known for “The Maltese Falcon” and “Casablanca”, Bogart was a mega-star in the golden age of Hollywood. The photographer who took this shot, George Hurrell, was responsible for many of the “glamour shots” in Hollywood in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Only in later years would his work be recognized as art. Date: 1938-1939. Photographer: George Hurrell.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon arranged a coup d’etat which brought him to power in 1799. Five years after that he crowned himself as Emperor of France. He led successful military campaigns in Italy and Egypt that bolstered his reputation. His Napoleonic Code is still being used as a basis for law in many countries. Date: 1802. Painter: Antoine-Jean Gros.

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Bono

Bono’s real name is Paul Hewson. He acquired the now-famous nickname from his friend Gavin Friday, who dubbed him “Bono Vox”. Bono didn’t like the name until he found out it translated loosely to “good voice”. Bono is not only known for being the front man for the rock band U2, but as a tireless and effective political activist for causes such as world hunger, apartheid, and AIDS. Date: 2006. Photographer: Ricardo Stuckert

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Al Capone

The gangster was one of the the most famous people in the US. Loved for running booze during the Prohibition and hated for his murderous tactics to maintain a stranglehold on his business. Pictured here with his omnipresent cigar.

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Fidel Castro

The former head of government of Cuba, a position that he held for 50 years. Castro overthrew the US-backed dictator Batista to seize power, and only let go of it by passing it on to his brother. Castro has been alternately reviled and praised for measures that he took with the country as dictator. Date and photographer: Unknown.

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Charlie Chaplin

This powerful actor not only helped to found United Artists, but set the stage for what most of us consider “comedy” to be today. Date: 1915. Photographer: Studio Photographer, Chaplin as “The Tramp”.

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Kurt Cobain

An American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of grunge band Nirvana. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have become a topic of fascination and debate. Date: Unknown. Photographer: Mark Seliger.

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His Holiness The 14^th Dalai Lama

The current Dalai Lama was exiled from his seat of power, Tibet by Chinese forces. He is an incarnate god on earth for Tibetan Buddhists. Date: 2007. Photographer: Luca Galuzzi.

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Salvador Dali

Dali was a Surrealist artist that produced a huge volume of works that spanned film, sculpture and paintings. He also worked with Hitchcock on a dream sequence for his film “Spellbound”, which both the artist and the director hated. The artist’s famous mustache is captured perfectly in this 1942 photo. Date: 1942. Photographer: Philippe Halsman.

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Da Vinci defined the “Renaissance Man” with his inventions, art and scientific theories. This self-portrait of the famous artist and inventor was composed in red chalk. Date: 1512-1515. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci.

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Charles Darwin

Darwin’s “Origin of the Species” set off a powderkeg when it appeared to scientifically establish that humans evolved from apes. Years later, Darwin is still celebrated in the scientific and broader community as a visionary that held out against religious interests in order to advance the cause of science. Date: 1883 copy of 1881 original. Artist: John Collier

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Princess Diana

Princess Diana married Prince Charles and found herself divorced from him just a few years afterwards due to his persistent philandering with his current wife, Camilla Parker Bowles. Tireless in her humanitarian efforts, Diana continued to win the hearts of the British people and indeed people all over the world up until her death. Patrick Demarchelier was Princess Diana’s favourite photographer. This image he took of her was featured on the cover of People magazine after her death in 1997 and it instantly became iconic. Date: 1990. Photographer: Patrick Dermarchelier.

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Charles Dickens

The most popular English novelist of the Victorian era. He was a vigorous social campaigner, both in his own personal endeavours as well as through the recurrent themes of his literary enterprise. Date: 1858. Artist: Charles Baugniet.

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Marlene Dietrich

Dietrich rose from German cabaret acts to film stardom in the pre-war US. She left her native Germany for the US even after being invited back by the Nazi party prior to the outbreak of World War II due to her distaste for their policies. Date: 1951
Photographer: Publicity Shot for “No Highway in the Sky”.

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Walt Disney

Walt Disney founded Walt Disney Corp. from humble beginnings as an animator. His studio produced some of the most timeless children’s movies ever and still continues to do so. Date and photographer: Unknown.

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Thomas Edison

This photo of a young Edison was taken with the phonograph that he invented. He was most famous for inventing a long-lasting, practical lightbulb. Date: 1877-1878. Photographer: Levin C. Handy.

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Albert Einstein

Einstein is another father of modern science. While his most famous theory is his theory of relativity, he put forward a number of new theories that formed the foundation of modern physics and paved the way for the Atomic Age. Date: 1947. Photographer: Oren Jack Turner. Second photo: Date: 1951. Photographer: Arthur Sasse.

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Sigmund Freud

Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Date: 1920. Photographer: Unknown.

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Clark Gable

The “King of Hollywood” in his day, most remember Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind. Date: 1938. Photographer: Publicity Shot for “It Happened One Night”.

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Yuri Gagarin

Gagarin was the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the earth. He died in a training flight in 1968 and was buried within the walls of the Kremlin in Moscow. Date: Unknown. Photographer: Unknown.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi was responsible for getting the British to allow India to form its own government through his technique of satyagraha, or non-violence. Date: 1930’s. Photographer: Unknown.

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Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress that starred in a number of movies from the silent film era to the “Golden Age” of Hollywood. Best known for “Camille” and “Ninotchka”. Date and photographer: Unknown.

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Judy Garland

While Garland had a successful film career, no appearance of hers could even come close to “The Wizard of Oz”. Before the days of instant content access, kids would camp out in front of the TV for this feature film extravaganza, which still felt modern right on up until the 1980’s, mostly due to Garland’s masterful acting of what would have otherwise been a very two-dimensional character. Date: Unknown. Photographer: Publicity shot for “The Wizard of Oz”

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Bill Gates

The founder of Microsoft and a primary benefactor of the largest charitable foundation in the world, Bill Gates was one of the first tech visionaries. Date and photographer: Unknown.

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Che Guevara

Ernesto “Che” Guevara Havannassa at the La Coubre Memorial Service in 1960. Che traveled around Latin America as a young medical student and came to the conclusion that the only solution for the poverty that he saw was world revolution. He was instrumental in Castro’s takeover of Cuba and was later assassinated by Bolivian forces who were assisted by the CIA. Date: 1960. Photographer: Alberto Korda.

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Jimi Hendrix

Widely considered to be the best electric guitarist in history, Hendrix is known for “Are You Experienced”, his rendition of “All Along the Watchtower” by Dylan, and his version of “The Star-Spangled Banner”, along with many others. Hendrix was also one of the first artists to add effects to his music in the studio. Date: Unknown. Photographer: Unknown.

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Audrey Hepburn

This press shot from Breakfast at Tiffany’s is probably the most famous photo of Audrey Hepburn. Hepburn was plucked from a ballet lineup to play the leading role in Gigi on Broadway in 1951. She became only the third actor to be paid $1 million for her role in My Fair Lady. Date: 1961. Photographer: John Kobal.

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Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcock was a director responsible for practically inventing the thriller. Classics such as “Rear Window” and “Vertigo” used advanced cinematography techniques to shock and scare his audiences. This image was taken on the set of Psycho, widely considered to be the greatest horror movie of all time. Date: Jan 29, 1960. Photographer: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

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Adolf Hitler

Hitler gained absolute political power in Germany through an election and subsequent political and military manoeuvres that established him as the Fuhrer of Germany. His vision of a unified Germany appealed to the wider German electorate, but the darker side of Hitler’s views and the subsequent World War II brought about a decimated Germany and his own downfall. Date: Around 1932. Photographer: Unknown.

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Michael Jackson

Micheal Jackson is just as famous for his many commercial musical successes as he is for his odd and outlandish lifestyle. Date: 1992. Photographer: Unknown.

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Mick Jagger

A Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning English singer, songwriter and occasional actor, best known for his work as lead vocalist of The Rolling Stones. Date and photographer: Unknown.

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Martin Luther King

King was famous for his civil rights actions to bring about equality for African-Americans, including his famous “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at the March on Washington in 1963. Date: 1960. Photographer: Howard Sochure.

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Heath Ledger

Ledger was a film actor that died of a deadly combination of drugs prescribed by his doctors in 2008, shortly after completing his iconic role as The Joker in “The Dark Knight”. His works included 19 films, including many awards for some of his roles. This insightful painted portrait of Heath Ledger won the People’s Choice Archibald Prize for 2008. The artist and Ledger were friends for a number of years. Date: 2008. Artist: Vincent Fantauzzo.

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Bruce Lee

Scenes involving Bruce Lee’s fists and legs actually had to be slowed down through the process of shooting the film at a higher framerate in order for audiences to be able to watch him fight in some of his movies. Lee was an icon of the Chinese martial arts, particularly Kung Fu and Wing Chun. Date: Unknown. Artist: Columbia Pictures.

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John Lennon

The lead singer for the Beatles enjoyed a successful solo career after the Beatles disbanded before his untimely assassination. He campaigned for the end of the Vietnam War and for peace between the US and Russia during the Cold War. Date: Unknown. Photographer: Andy Warhol

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Yoko Ono and John Lennon

This photo graced one of the most famous Rolling Stone covers of all time, celebrating the famous love of John Lennon for his lover, Yoko Ono, which had been recently popularized in a “love-in” staged at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Date: 1980. Photographer: Annie Leibovitz.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was elected the first African President of South Africa in 1994, officially ending a long tradition of apartheid in South Africa. Mandela had been jailed for speaking out against apartheid until it was abolished in 1990. Date: 1994
Photographer: African National Congress.

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Bob Marley

Bob Marley and the Wailers are the best known performers of reggae music. Marley was also a key proponent of the Rastafarian movement, bringing it into popular culture. Date and photographer: Unknown.

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Sophia Loren

Loren’s career has spanned film, television, and even music. One of the most successful Italian actresses of all time. Date: 1986. Photographer: Anne Clifford.

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Freddie Mercury

Born Farrokh Bulsara, this icon fronted one of the great “supergroups” of the 1970’s, Queen. Date and photographer: Unknown.

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Migrant Mother

This photo of Florence Owens Thompson and her children was taken in February or March of 1936 in Nipomo, California. In addition to being an iconic photo of the Great Depression, it influenced Steinbeck in his writing of The Grapes of Wrath. Date: 1936. Photographer: Dorothea Lange.

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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe was a screen actress who died under mysterious circumstances that were officially ruled as a suicide. Widely considered to be one of the most beautiful actresses ever, Monroe was married to a few husbands, including baseball player Joe DiMaggio, and is widely rumoured to have had an affair with JFK during his presidency.

This was a scene from the movie “The Seven Year Itch”. The location shot in front of the Trans-Lux theatre in New York City had to be redone in the studio due to excessive crowd noise, but it yielded this picture. Date: 1954. Photographer: Matty Zimmerman.

This photo is another iconic photo of Monroe, this time taken by photographer Milton H. Greene, who was also her good friend. Date: 1954. Photographer: Milton H. Greene.

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Jim Morrison

Morrison was the frontman for the Doors and is collectively responsible with his bandmates for godfathering the alternative rock movement. Iggy Pop used one of Morrison’s poems as the basis for his successful song “The Passenger”. Date: 1967.
Photographer: Joel Brodsky.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart composed over 600 works of music, including “The Magic Flute”. He began composing at the age of five. Date: 1819. Artist: Barbara Krafft.

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Pablo Picasso

Picasso was one of the pre-eminent artists of the 20th century and a major proponent of the Cubist movement. While being shot for this portrait, Picasso could view himself in the wide angle lens of the camera and instinctively moved to place himself where he needed to be for the shot. Date: 1954. Photographer: Yousuf Karsh.

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Edgar Allan Poe

Poe was an eccentric and prolific author that published some of the best horror fiction ever known. He also coined “Poe’s Law”, which was that poems should be short enough to read in a single sitting. Date: 1848. Photographer: W.S. Hartshorn.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley popularized a more sexually charged style of music called “Rock and Roll” that was the delight of younger people of his generation and the bane of parents who credited his style of music with demoralizing a generation.

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Grigorij Rasputin

This photo of Russia’s “Mad Monk” showcases his piercing eyes. Rasputin was an unstable monk that the Russian royal family took in to heal their son, believing that he had a supernatural ability to heal the boy. Russian nobles decided to oust him through a legendary execution. Date: 1914-1916. Photographer: Unknown.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare produced a huge folio of work as both a playwright and a poet. There are ongoing debates as to which portraits of Shakespeare are “real”, if any. The Chandos Portrait, pictured below, is the most famous of them all. See Wikipedia for more details on the controversy. Date: Early 1600’s. Artist: John Taylor.

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Frank Sinatra

Sinatra was a popular musician and film actor that was the recipient of 11 Grammy awards. During the latter part of his career he once again made a name for himself as one of the foremost acts in Las Vegas. Date: Unknown. Photographer: John Domini.

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Dame Elizabeth Taylor

Taylor’s famous violet eyes are hard to miss in this photo. She was the first actress to be paid $1 Million for her title role in the movie “Cleopatra”. Since retiring from her film career, Taylor has worked to further humanitarian causes, most notably being an AIDS advocate at a time when many other celebrities shied away from the cause. Date: 1951. Photographer: Unknown.

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Mother Teresa

At the time of her death in 1997, Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity organization was running 610 missions in 123 countries. Date: 1986. Photographer: Túrelio.

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Mark Twain

An American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is extensively quoted. Date: 1907. Photographer: Unknown.

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Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken is a great example of a celebrity that was made even more popular through the internet in the 21st Century. While he has been in a string of movies, he is more famous throughout the Intertubes for his Saturday Night Live skit in which he demands “more cowbell”. Date: April 2003. Photographer: Mark Seliger.

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-Stiu ce vrei, dar raspunsul numai tu il poti afla. Raspunsul este in jurul tau, doar ca esti prea ocupat sa-l vezi. Bine, iti voi spune daca-mi redai vederea. Vreau sa vad culorile, cerul, iarba. Vreau sa privesc rasaritul si apusul.
-Fie. Ma intorc dupa trei zile sa-mi zici ce-ai vazut. Si spunand acestea barbatul sa intoarse pe calcaie si pleca fara sa salute.
M-am dus la fereastra si am incercat sa-mi dau seama ce este ceea ce privesc. Pete de culoare, nimic altceva. Sus era cerul si acela era albastrul. Ce culoare, prima pe care o recunosteam, dar era atat de rece. Am iesit sa privesc totul si ochii mei lacomi capatau fiecare informatie fara nici o problema. Imaginea era de cristal si chiar mai mult. Cine si-ar fi putut inchipui vreodata ca vazul te poate face atat de fericit, te poate imbata? “Privesc!” mi-am spus. “Privesc toate minunatiile create de Dumnezeu si de om!”
Dar nici o bucurie nu e facuta sa dureze si in curand am inceput sa vad mai mult decat minunatii. Am inceput sa vad suferinta, durere, lacrimi. Ma uit la tot ceea ce nu vor oamenii sa vada atunci cand isi intorc privirea. Si pe cat de minunate sunt creatiile, pe atat de inspaimantatoare sunt privelistile de pe strazi. Boala pluteste in aer si dintr-o data mi se face scarba. Scarba de ceea ce vad si de ceea ce respir, scarba de viata si de oameni. Eu care ii vedeam in felul meu, ii simteam si ii iubeam. Ii vad acum ca pe niste paraziti ce locuiesc in Paradis si-l devoreaza. Acum inteleg de fapt ce a insemnat izgonirea din Rai. Captivitatea in propria ignoranta si rautate. Oamenii nu merita nimic din ceea ce au primit. Nu merita sa traiasca. Privesc dar nu vad nici o speranta. Trei zile am cautat neintrerupt macar un om cu sufletul curat. Doar unul pentru care pamantul merita sa germineze. Degeaba. Totul se duce de rapa. E ultima seara si prefer sa vad natura decat oameni. Prefer sa vad animalele si apusul. Culorile sunt fascinante dar ele nu exista cu adevarat decat in mintea noastra. Pacat! Pacat de lumea asta minunata de care-si bat joc toti oamenii. Dupa ce au rasarit primele stele am inceput sa ma indrept cu pasi marunti spre casa. Deja nici eu nu ma mai uitam la cei care dormeau pe jos. Ma exilasem intr-un loc placut, plin de iubire si am simtit ca ma transform si eu intr-o persoana fara suflet. Nici eu nu sunt mai buna; imi merit soarta.
Am intrat in casa si parea un loc strain si neprimitor. Un loc rece in care el ma astepta de o ora.
-Ei bine, ce ai vazut? Intreba el cu un zambet perfid pe buze.
-Tu esti de vina, am raspuns. Numai tu! Mi-ai dat privirea si m-ai facut sa vad doar partea intunecata.
-Nu e adevarat. Adica nu intru-totul. Tu ai ales sa vezi raul in loc sa privesti binele.
-Oamenii sunt rai si meschini.
-Nu. Sunt obligati sa fie asa, nu e din proprie vointa.
-Si-ar fi putut schimba destinul dar nu au facut-o. Ei sunt cei orbi, nu eu. Profetia se va adeveri. Nu am nici un motiv sa ma opun.
-Trebuia sa te uiti mai atent, spuse el cu o figura serioasa ce parea speriata si trista in acelasi timp, dar ochii lui imi spuneau altceva. Ochii lui erau bucurosi. Sclipeau, emanau lumina. Da, ochii lui ca de mort straluceau si inima-i batea din ce in ce mai repede din cauza emotiei.
-Nu mai exista cale de intoarcere, am spus.
-Sigur ca este. Intotdeauna ai de ales.
Noaptea s-a lasat peste metropola si peste ochii mei, lasandu-ne in intuneric. Dulce bezna! Acum pot vedea, pot simti mai bine, trebuie sa ma mai gandesc. Am inceput sa aud o voce in urechie care care ma intreba in soapta: “Unde-ti sunt aripile?”
-Mi-au cazut, am raspuns. Apoi am inceput sa citesc mai cu atentie in sufletul celui care statea in fata mea. Tu nu esti doar un simplu om, i-am spus. Te vad acum. Ce oarba am fost! De ce ai intrat tu in viata mea? Ce vrei de fapt de la mine?
-Stii foarte bine ce caut aici. Am fost creat de oameni pentru a le indrepta pasii spre calea distrugerii. Ei au vrut asta. Eu doar le indeplinesc dorinta.
-Spui numai jumatate din adevar.
-Te-ai intrebat vreodata de ce sunt orbi ingerii? Ca sa nu vada decat sufletul oamenilor, sa vada doar samanta iubirii din ei, ca sa le dea mereu o noua sansa, sa-i ierte. Eu sunt realitatea, eu sunt ceea ce tu nu trebuia sa vezi cand te-ai nascut. Dar acum ma vezi cu adevarat si stii ceea ce s-ar putea intampla. Tu esti avocatul sau procurorul lor. Apara-i sau condamna-i caci in seara asta trebuie sa se sfarsasca totul. Sa decidem si sa cadem de accord. Nu te mai lasa orbita de apatente. Impreuna putem crea o lume mai buna.
-Mai buna? Asta inseamna mai rea la tine?! Deci vrei sa fie diostrusi pentru ca nu sunt suficient de rai. Ma faci sa cred ca merita sa le mai dau o sansa, ca merita sa lupt.
-Pana acum ne-am inteles bine. Am coexistat in sufletul acestui univers. Te-am lasat sa privesti in exterior. M-am purtat bine. Am castigat teren dar te-am lasat sa-ti exprimi parerea. Oare a meritat? Poate ar trebui sa scap de tine acum, si pot s-o fac cu usurinta. Esti slabita dupa tot ce ai vazut. Chiar nu ti-ai dat seama? Era un motiv serios pentru care te-ai nascut oarba. In clipa in care ai acceptat darul meu, ai devenit la fel ca mine!
-Minti. Puterea mea e nelimitata. Eu pot sa-ti arat ca sufletul omului e bun si plin de iubire. Tu esti cel care a vrut cu tot dinadinsul sa-l vada subjugat, prins in lanturile urii. Tu nu te multumesti cu jumatati de masura, nu-i asa? Bine-nteles ca vrei totul. Nu vrei sa imparti puterea cu mine dar uite ca esti obligat si nu poti face nimic.
-Ba pot si o voi face cu orice pret. Uiti ca puterile noastre sunt egale. Tu poti sa-mi arati ce este iubirea, eu pot sa-ti arat ce este ura. Suntem ingeri si demoni, buni si rai. Suntem facuti unul pentru altul; cum semnele contrare se atrag si coexista, asa si noi. Nu vei intalni nicaieri numai bine sau numai rau. Le vei intalni impreuna si trebuie sa te obisnuiesti cu ideea asta. Putem trai in armonie sau in razboi. Tu alegi!
-Esti intelept pentru statutul tau. Ma voi lupta cu tine. Mai bine mor decat sa fiu corupta. Viata este o lupta permanenta iar eu sunt pregatita.
-Ciudat pentru un inger. Credeam ca voua va place linistea. Tu vrei razboi, eu vreau pace.
-Vrei compromisuri.
-Viata este un compromis. Nimeni nu are nimic de castigat de pe urma acestui razboi. Noi suntem sufletul acestui univers. Trebuie sa pastram armonia nu sa-l omoram.
-Mai bine moartea, am spus cu lacrimi in ochi.
-Nu gandesti limpede. Moartea nu ajuta la nimic. Energia asta va fi transferata mai departe in timp si spatiu. Va renaste iar noi vom fi acolo luptand in continuare pentru suprematie.
-Noi nu suntem facuti sa traim in armonie. Suntem facuti sa luptam. Trebuie sa luptam ca sa ajutam sufletul sa traiasca, altfel viata ar fi searbada, omul nu ar mai avea pentru ce sa traiasca. Chiar nu intelegi lucrul acesta? Datorita noua traieste si odata cu el, traim si noi. Trebuie sa continuam lupta. Este esentiala. Tu vrei pace pentru ca esti prea comod. Daca ar fi doar unul dintre noi, sufletul nu ar putea supravietui. Haide sa-i redam speranta, sa-l facem sa simta ca traieste!
-Tu nu intelegi? Eu sunt aici pentru a face rau. Sunt aici ca sa-l fac sa sufere. Sunt aici ca sa ma opun tie. Orice zici tu, orice faci tu este opusul meu.
-Sunt obosita si vreau sa ma odihnesc, dar nu pot. Avem o misiune de indeplinit si daca n-o ducem la capat, ce se va alege de universul asta?
-Profetia se va indeplini. Ne vom lupta pana-l vom omori! Ce fel de inger esti tu? Iubesti oamenii si-i omori cu iubirea ta? Haide, distruge-i sufletul! Nu-mi pasa. Eu am plecat. Imi permit sa fac ce vreau. Dar tine minte ca prin plecarea mea nu va rezista nici o zi.
-Macar in acea zi va simti cu adevarat ce este viata si o va iubi. Tu nu ai cum sa intelegi!
-Te urasc! Spuse el si incepura sa se lupte pe viata si pe moarte.
Probabil ca e in natura noastra, a oamenilor sa ne lasam prada grijilor ce ne sfasie sufletul. Poate ca noi suntem de fapt cei care controleaza lupta dintre bine si rau. Noi luam deciziile si ne selectam prioritatile. Dar oare e bine sa alegem singuri, caci odata cu ele vin si responsabilitatile?!
Destinul e in mainile noastre. Sau poate nu!

DE CE?

*dc simti numai fiori cand pers pe care o iubesti iti spune recele "nu"

*dc o pers simte nevoia sa se minta singur .. dar e constient de realitate ?

*dc asteptam mereu ceva ?

*dc suntem mereu dezamagiti de ceva ?

*dc in vis cand mai ai putin si ajungi unde vrei te trezesti ?

*dc e cerul albastru ?si nu mov ?

* dc luna fuge dupa soare ?

*dc exista lacrimi ... sau fete triste ?

*dc exista oameni care se drogheaza cu pastile si de nu exista cei care o fac prin dragoste ?

*dc nu exista drogati de prea multa dragoste ... ?

*dc exista dragoste ?

*dc te simti asa bine cand saruti ?

*dc inchizi ochii cand saruti ?

*dc iti doresti prea multe de la cineva care nu le poate darui ?

*dc te indragostesti dupa un sarut ?

*dc iti dai seama prea tarziu de anumite chestii ?

*dc cand esti trist te imbraci in negru ? si cand esti fericit in culori deschise ?

*dc conteaza daca esti blonda sau bruneta ?

*dc exista deprimarile ?

*dc suferim dupa orice ?

*dc nu exista egalitate ?

*dc te bufneste plansul daca persoana care tu ai impresia ca e numai a ta sta langa altcineva ?

*dc ai vrea sa stii la ce se gandesc ceilalti ?

*dc nu ascultam de cuvintele celor din jur?

*dc acum ? si nu inainte ?

*dc atunci cand plangi vrei pe cineva langa tine ?

*dc trebuie sa fim aiuriti ?

*dc vrem sa obtinem ceva ?

*dc ne intrebam ?