This is another attempt for my interpretation of this story... A beautiful story about a young man named Danko, written by the famous Russian writer Maxim Gorky. It speaks of a tribe of strong men who were forced by their enemies to retreat into the depths of an old dark forest filled with swamps. Every day weakened their faith, and they were on the verge of surrendering to their enemy in despair for their lives, ready to live in slavery. Danko loved his people very much. He knew that there must be a way out of the dark and hostile forest, and he bravely led the people deeper inside. But soon they started to grumble. Fueled by fear and darkness, frustration and anger grew among them. Danko looked at the people and saw only hatred in their faces, and the flame of desire to save them flared up in his heart. "This flame of love for his people became stronger and stronger, and suddenly, overpowering the sound of thunder, Danko exclaimed: 'What shall I do for my people?' And he tore apart his chest and tore out his heart and raised it high over his head. It blazed like the sun, even brighter than the sun, and the forest, stunned by this overwhelming love for the people, became quiet". Danko ran forward, holding high his burning heart, lighting the road for the people, and they rushed after him. Suddenly, the forest ended, and they emerged into an ocean of sunshine and fresh air, cleansed by the rain. Danko looked at the free land, laughed proudly and fell dead. And the happy people, filled with great hopes and expectations, did not even notice Danko's death and did not see that next to his body his brave heart still burned brightly. Only one person noticed it, and fearing something, stomped on the proud heart and extinguished its flame... Thank you for your viewing. P.S. The model Claudiu helped me to recreate this story.
Wonderful story, and your image illustrates it well. I like the darkness of the image, and the light showing on his face and through his hands. Beautiful image. -- Naomi
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