Part of my Fruits Of The Spirit series, this piece encapsulates Gentleness. It is important to me that my art be accessible to all regardless of their faith background. The concepts explored in the Fruits Of The Spirit are simply healthy habits and mindsets we can all benefit from regardless of our spiritual beliefs, and are themes that we all run up against in our daily existence. Gentleness is not weakness. It is often a lot more difficult to handle conflicts and people with gentleness - which doesn't mean just being "nice" or being a doormat. You can be gentle, AND assertive. I deliberately chose house sparrows to surround our protagonist, as they are viewed as pests and typically their company is undesirable.