This photo is of a Tibetan monk, in 1963, immolating himself in protest against the repression of the Tibetan religion and culture by a totalitarian regime.  I think it shows the strength that human beings are capable of.  The sheer force of will it would take to not to cry out or move around is astounding.  Even better, it is a nonviolent form of protest.  The photo is of man who believes, almost above any other belief, that violence is never okay.  Whether that is true or not doesn't matter because this photo opened the eyes of the western world to the tyranny in Tibet.  Therefore, maybe in a roundabout way, he accomplished what he set out to do.

This picture invokes a sense of sadness, but also one of hope.  It reminds me that no matter how screwed up life can get, it could always be much worse.  It also makes me feel that if I can muster even a fraction of the willpower that this man had, I could change my life and maybe even the world.