The message of this painting is that no matter how difficult life may become, the human spirit will always be born in different forms. The flame within the crumbling buddha reminds the viewer to keep the eternal light of one’s spirit illuminated in trying times. The child sleeping on the ground represents the potential for rebirth through life’s many challenges. This painting offers the viewer a new perspective: by choosing to remain in a positive vortex, these difficult experiences can be transformed into life-expanding possibilities.