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The art historian nodded and led Jaime toward the far end of the corridor that was set up as a mini-museum. The very end of the hallway was taken up by a large painting. It presented the familiar delta that was the icon for Starfleet with the Bajoran religious icon making up the upper portion of the delta. The delta was golden in color and seemed to float in space. The difference was that the background was not black. It started out as a deep navy along the edges of the painting and lightened as it got closer to the delta. It seemed to symbolize how by working together, the two cultures found the light in the dark. "This painting is called 'When Two Become One'. It was painted by a young artist who grew up in the capital city on Bajor when the Federation took over the station Deep Space Nine. He was heavily influenced by Starfleet and the good things it did for our people as we tried to recover after the occupation. "Would you say he reflects the general views of Bajorans?" Jaime asked. Jaime's guide paused for a moment to consider the questions. It was a serious one that could not be easily answered. "I am not sure that you could speak of Bajorans as if we speak with one voice. In general, Bajorans are very thankful of the assistance the Federation provided us after the Occupation. We would not be the stable society were now are without that help. There are also those that say by allowing the Federation to assist us, we have lost even more of our identity as a people ... what it means to be Bajoran. That is true in a sense since we are defined by our experiences. I am not sure that we have suffered as a result, though." "May I take a holopic of this work?" The Bajoran nodded. "I don't think that would be a problem." (Jaime?) |
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