Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is a phrase that refers to the fact that all living beings eventually return to the earth, where they become dust or ashes. Often used during funeral services to describe the natural cycle of life and death. The phrase has its origins in the Christian burial service, which dates back to the 1549 Book of Common Prayer. It symbolizes the idea that life is temporary and that death is a natural part of the cycle of existence.

In a continuation of my ode to the greats series, here I revisioned the opposite of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam painting. 

If one is born, death is inevitable. The body is but a temporary vessel for the soul's journey. It is a reminder of the impermanence of human existence. Death makes us ponder on our own existence, just as birth makes us celebrate life. Both, two dualities that are interconnected.

"The sad truth is that man's real life consists of a complex of inexorable opposites - day and night, birth and death, happiness and misery, good and evil. We are not even sure that one will prevail against the other, that good will overcome evil, or joy defeat pain. Life is a battleground. It always has been and always will be; and if it were not so, existence would come to an end." - Carl Jung

"This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky, Rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain" - Gautama Buddha

Visithra