This painting is about how thought can be in our minds for a long time, but not manifest itself until a particular time. We can say that it “ripens” and only completely “ripens” what we read in our minds. Especially when this thought can lead a person to a new road in life.
Looking at this picture, in a person, it is precisely the same thoughts that can discover that new and necessary for renewal and, possibly, will lead out of a life impasse.