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# 3, Tero, March 26
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 4, Timo, April 17
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 7, Frida, July 29
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 12, Toni, December 6
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 13, Jaakko, Anno 1918
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 15, Anja, Anno 1935
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 16, Merja, Anno 1945
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 19, Kiisa, Anno 1972
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 22, Emil, Anno 1992
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 24, Klaus, Anno 2011
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
# 25, Kerttu, Anno 2020
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol I
Pekka Ala-Pietilä
# 26
Our lives consist of myriad junctures and choices, some significant, others less so.. The meaning of some of these choices we fully grasp in the moment, while some we understand only later and some we will never understand at all. (...)
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 27
There are only two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. Other things should not be predetermined.
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
#29
How will the world and its alternative paths appear to you when you step into the arena…
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 33
Do we realise when we are looking at a situation from the outside…
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 35
When is it important to focus on the details…
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 36
…and when by examining the bigger picture?
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 37
When is the time for patience…
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 42
…and when is it best to walk away?
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 44
…and where we are going to?
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 45
Do we recognise situations in where we avoid or deny the challenges that lie in front of us…
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 49
In different situations, how should we understand the meanings of form…
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 55
How do we allocate time for our own needs…
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
# 58
Contrary to Dr Heisenberg’s theorem, in the course of human life there are indeed situations in which we can simultaneously observe time and space. At such fleeting moments, we are able to see what is important to us both in the moment and as part of a larger whole.
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
Photo: Pekka Ala-Pietilä, 2020, Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life, Vol II
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