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2 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Perspective Makes The Difference
“Celebrate what’s right with the world.” — Dewitt Jones
Alice Inoue
with Dewitt Jones
We live in trying times—ina world torn asun- der by violence and con- flict — at least that’s what I read in the papers. I have no doubt that it’s true, but I re- ally couldn’t prove it by my day-to-day experience.
It’s natural to look back and wonder what you were thinking when you made the decisions that you did. Sometimes it’s funny as in, “OMG, what was I thinking wearing that?” Oth- er times, it’s not so funny because your decision caused you to lose money or even a friendship.
Perhaps that’s because I live on Moloka‘i. Perhaps it’s because I spend a lot of time photographing nature. Perhaps, perhaps — but from where I sit, life looks much more positive than negative.
As we journey through life, we grow and evolve. Who you are today might have made a different decision back then, but what if you are the person you are today because of the decisions you made back then?
When I was growing up, I read National Geographic every month and marveled at how rich and beautiful our world was. When I began shooting for them, I found that the vision of the world I had been looking at in the magazine really did exist. It existed in a reality predicat- ed on celebrating what was
Armed with my camera and a smile, I would go out to photograph the very best each place and person had to offer. My intention must have been obvious, because the world kept showing me more beauty than I ever imagined. Gradually, I be- gan to trust that anywhere I went, I would find magnif- icent places and extraordi-
It became a self-fulfilling prophecy. The more I saw it to be true, the more I believed it. And the more I believed it, the more it happened.
The beautiful view of Kauluwai on Moloka‘i can serve as a reminder to celebrate the beauty of what’s right in the world.
PHOTOS COURTESY DEWITT JONES
Past Decisions
Questioning past decisions is natural, but don’t blame yourself for not knowing then what you know now. This is because every decision you made along the winding path of your life was based on what you knew and where you were at that time.
right with our planet rather than agonizing over what was wrong with it.
nary people if I were open to them.
what’s right with the world.
Dewitt Jones is one of the country’s most respected keynote speakers. He talks to audiences about celebrating what’s right with the world, drawing on his 20 years of ex- periences as a photographer for “National Geographic.” He and his wife reside on the island of Moloka‘i.
Chasing The Light is pro- duced by Lynne Johnson and Robin Stephens Rohr.
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In photography, what lens we have on is very important. Our perspective is often the difference between getting a great shot and getting no shot at all. Life is the same way. That’s why, each and every day, I choose to celebrate
Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest). Answers are on page 11
RATING: SILVER