The mysteries of the Anasazis have always intrigued me. Why did they leave Chaco Canyon and other religious sites defining their existence? A civilization so far advanced that its inhabitants must have thought there would be no end to their way of life. This painting alludes to the anguish and uncertainty they must have felt as life crumbled away around them. Where could they go? How would they live? History tells us that they took the road to the desert and mesas lying beyond. Soon to become the Pueblo tribes, they found a way to take the important elements of their lives with them: their families and their religion. Life would require some adaptation, but the most important elements were to survive.
Can we learn a lesson from the Anasazis? All does not last forever as we know it, but life goes on.
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