People sacrifice their time, put their freedom, and even their lives at risk just to cross or eliminate borders they know are absurd . . . if it weren’t for those in their battle against borders (who) risked everything, the borders would not disappear, but would become a net and all of us trapped insects inside.
– Ivan Klíma
“Spici” (Asleep) by Toyen
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c.b. 2012
C.B. Wentworth 
We can’t break the law, the law can only break us; borders are like the law.
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True in so many ways. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
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…and we, humans, are the ones that set the borders for ourselves.
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I keep hoping one day we’ll learn to stop creating borders that divide and subdue.
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Funny – I’ve always thought of borders as protection. Even social borders. Maybe I feel too safe.
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In this instance, Klima is referring to the oppressive borders created by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Sometimes borders are meant to trap and subdue instead of create order and safety.
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Interesting quote and art choice………
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This pairing is a source of inspiration for a post I’m writing. I was working with something in my journal when I came across the quote. Klima is Czech, so I went looking for a Czech painting that would be a nice compliment. In the process, I found Toyen, who is turning out to be quite fascinating. 🙂
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A beautiful post for the Memorial Day weekend.
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🙂 Indeed, it does link to Memorial Day (plus something else I’m writing). Glad you caught that!
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