From purple to light blue and from wide to narrow, the two spirals represent a link between discomfort and equilibrium that requires constant emotional adjustment. In contrast with the background and requiring a permanent optical adaptation on the part of the viewer, the spirals seem to move, symbolizing a constant flow of energy. Our desire for peace and homeostasis explains the hypnotic attraction to the rose with its powerful symbolic connotations of beauty and love. With their starry shapes oriented towards the sky, flowers are often associated with the sun and its light. The rose in Western culture corresponds to the lotus flower in Eastern traditions. Because they implicitly contain seeds of the future, flowers also symbolize renewal and hope.

The origin of the rose's symbolic meaning can be traced to Greek mythology where, at the time of his death, Adonis's blood gave birth to the first red roses. Adonis was the lover of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and after his death she implored Zeus who granted her plea to allow Adonis's return from the underground each spring. The rose indicates that love transcends death and that death is always accompanied with rebirth. Death needs to be understood not as the end of life, but as the beginning of a hopeful new direction. When changes in our habits or conditionings occur, part of us dies and another is reborn.

For the most part, we do not have the ability to single-handedly control the destiny of our world, but we surely have the ability to change our way of perceiving and responding to it. By sincerely focusing more on love and beauty that does exist in our world, we communicate messages of hope and positive energy that one day will offset humanity's shortcomings. Let's go back to basics: life is better than death … health is better than sickness … light is better than darkness, and the power of love is better than love of power. May the rose in The Road to Light and Love remind you of the power of love and inspire your passionate drive for a better tomorrow.