If you don’t understand the picture, read below

Painting by Joseph Desiree-Court

What are we seeing:

A person trying to save his father, and completely ignoring his wife and son, who are closest to him. And the lightest weight among them is that he saves you.

Character representation:

- THE MOTHER: represents LIFE;

- The child: represents the FUTURE;

- THE FATHER: represents the PAST.

Interpretation of the Work: man has clung to the past and, therefore, loses his LIFE, and his FUTURE.

As "HAVELOCK" said:

The art of living involves knowing when to hold on and when to let go.