LET MY PEOPLE GO © 1984 Jacqueline Ripstein Oil on Canvas® Let My People Go not only represents the past; it also reflects the current reality of humanity which in many ways continues to live under invisible chains. Slavery is not only physical; it is also the imprisonment of the mind, the heart, and the human spirit. In the foreground, buried in the sands of time, we see the broken Tablets of the Ten Commandments — a symbol of how humanity has transgressed the sacred principles that sustain life. Humanity, after falling into illusion, has also fallen into confusion. It has lost its inner direction and become disconnected from the Light that guides its path. We have taken existence for granted. We have broken the boundaries of the Divine Laws and forgotten the sacred principles that sustain harmony among all beings. Moses stands as an eternal messenger, warning us not to fall again into the illusions of power, greed, and fear. His cry — Let My People Go! — resounds as a universal call ...