They Say and I Say

They say painting is the language of the soul

They say happiness has levels

– pleasure of the senses

– pleasure of honour

– pleasure of the soul

They say painting is the highest form of happiness
the moment
when humans come closest to God
But they don’t know that
the language of the soul
is not only happiness—

if you are brave enough to face yourself

I say painting is a mirror of the soul
reflecting who we truly are

There is joy
and
there is pain

There is clarity
and
there is chaos

I say happiness has no hierarchy

because once you have known the depth of the soul

you will never again mock
 the simple happiness

of animals or of humans

but mourning the loss of
your ability
to fully experience pure happiness

2025.12.29