The Camel's Lesson

One day, I was shown an illustration of faces made up of various animals. Apparently, there was a camel in an optical illusion of an elephant, whale, grasshopper, bear, etc. For a few minutes, I didn't really get it... my eyes were drawn to the other animals and I couldn't find the camel. A few minutes later, someone explained it to me and I finally got it. When I found it, I could see the camel clearly... when I looked at the picture, my eyes were immediately drawn to it rather than the other animals.

A few months later, while I was working, I suddenly remembered this painting. It struck me as odd, and I decided to analyze my state a bit. An indescribable sense of intense anxiety? With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic... What was it that reminded me of this, amidst the intense stress of wondering if it was okay to continue doing what I was doing? I thought there must be something to it, and I remembered the scene when I was shown the painting of the camel.

The faces express a will to move forward, and these animals can be seen as symbols of problems.

There are many problems. They may be symbolized as elephants, whales, grasshoppers, or bears. There may also be camels. But when you are told there is a camel, and you think there may be a camel, you search and you cannot stop until you find it. Is it necessary to spend time searching for it rather than moving forward, stuck in a state of anxiety while you think the problem is hiding somewhere?

Also, each face is separate and independent, and it seems impossible to control it at will. Stress or mood can cause a bad mood to show up somewhere, so you need to be mindful of your inner mood.

I guess we'll remember this as a lesson for camels, right?