Hmm, But do we know the past? Was it grim or may be a life full of joy.

But , yes our mind sees it as grim reminder. May be because of the death associated with it.

Very bold n loud impact, Raj. Your careful compo also seem to underscore your saying!
Regards.

thanks both.
Yes Adithya the past was probably not grim. May have been full of joy. the somewhat intact horns resemble that thought. In my mind, the grimness was all about our ignoring that every moment is a transient point and the cycle continues
I was also thinking in some sense is a "journalistic" straightforward photograph