Children's Artwork

Description: I divided the picture into two parts - the left side is the morning, the right side is nighttime. On the left side, the cock is crowing towards the sun, with green pastures, fishes swimming and a colorful path. On the right side, there is a lethargic hen, a long winding road and a starry night with reference to Vincent van Gogh's work. The contrast between the two sides represents two different attitudes. The cock on the left symbolizes hope, the fishes symbolize the active lives that people with diabetes can enjoy, just like others. The beaming sun shining upon the land stands for the bright future without obstacles and the rainbow-coloured road on the ground leads us to vibrancy in life. Contrarily, the weary hen on the right epitomizes sadness and hopelessness. The long winding road symbolizes an unclear future. And, the sky, just like in Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night, depicts despair - the night sky filled with swirling clouds, stars ablaze in sweeping brushstrokes, even the new crescent moon is in swirl. The lines and strokes are just like a dragon crawling in our hearts, never giving us peace. The left side represents an optimistic self and the right, a pessimist. But the key to note is that the left is my current self and the right is me when I first got the disease. I think this painting could represent the attitude change of every diabetes patient as the right side is an unavoidable step that everyone must go through. I would like to remind everyone that the rainbow-coloured path is right next to the hen, and being optimistic and pessimistic is only separated by a fine line - depending on whether you have courage to change your values, to face the disease and to take the first step. I hope everyone will try to understand the feelings and thoughts of diabetes patients and each diabetes patient will take a first step to improve his/her life and attitude.