I’m Orca After Dark. I’m a cyclist, swimmer, nerd and #XT50 photographer—queerflexible, sexually open and curious. I believe in bodies without shame, freedom with consent and a life lived honestly. I value intelligence, loyalty and trust, and I have little patience for bullshit or injustice.
@Ann1346857 Hey, I can see in the background that you’ve got the same toy with the three big balls – or one just like mine. How far do you get with that toy? I’m currently managing two of the three balls quite well
This proverb is a modern saying with no ancient origin, though it is often falsely attributed to Sun Tzu or Confucius.
It likely evolved in Western popular culture as a loose, dramatized interpretation of an actual quote by Confucius about the unstoppable passage of time ("Everything flows past like this river, without ceasing day or night"). It gained widespread fame in the West through movies like Rising Sun (1993).
Meaning & Correct Phrasing: It counsels supreme patience, suggesting that if you wait quietly, your enemies will eventually destroy themselves through their own actions without you needing to risk a direct fight.The Standard Phrasing: "If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by."
War has always been expensive and foolish.
An old proverb shows just how cheap it can be.
"A wise man sits patiently by the river and waits quietly until his enemy’s corpse floats past."
I understand and support this.
What you’re saying hits the core: body positivity and body freedom are necessary, and at the same time extremely difficult to put into practice.
The decisive question is: How do we convince the broader public?
We are passionate nudists. We celebrate nudity, openness, body positivity and body freedom. For us this also includes a responsible approach to sexuality, as long as no one is deliberately harassed and clear boundaries are respected. This is exactly where the catch lies: many people feel not only quickly, but sweepingly harassed or negatively affected, even when they are not part of the situation at all.
The real problem is that the body and nudity are only accepted within narrowly defined spaces in our society, behind clothing, in fenced resorts, in clubs or in one’s own home. Outside these zones, very few people dare to simply be themselves and free. Many have internalised the existing boundaries so deeply that they defend them without questioning them.
On top of that comes the media logic: sensation, extremes and scandals generate attention. A factual, positive explanation of body freedom and nudity would be economically uninteresting for most media, it would reduce clicks and circulation rather than increase them.
So the challenge remains: How do we manage to step out of these narrow spaces without immediately triggering defence and blanket feelings of harassment? How can we make body freedom and nudity understandable as a natural, respectful attitude – rather than as a threat?
I’d be interested to hear ideas and experiences on this.
Sorry for this reply being too long for a comment.
I felt a mixture of inner tension, excitement and thrills as I walked through the house like that. I don’t know whether it was lucky or unlucky that nobody caught me. But it was absolutely amazing. 🔥
Have you ever felt something similar? Tell me about your own thrill or experiences – I’d love to read your stories! Or if you have your own pictures, feel free to share them too. What do you think? 🫦
Same scene, two versions.
Left:
the original frame – Fujifilm X-T50 + Sigma 10-18 f/2.8 at Marienplatz, Munich.
Bumblebee working the salvia while the Neues Rathaus sits soft in the background. City center, full sun, zero countryside required.
Right:
the hard crop. Pure detail, bigger bee, zero context. I shot it, cropped it, and now I’m curious.
Which one actually works better for you – the environmental shot or the tight macro?
Drop your vote below.