I want to compliment your story and the artwork, Forest Sanctuary, that preceeds it. Perhaps La Senora found her forest sacuary. The four months of beauty & light, the luciérnagas (fireflies)enjoy, after twenty months crawling the earth, speaks to the fragile nature of beauty and our earthly existence.
So tragic on both levels - dying so young and also so completely alone - even though in a group.. I find it intriguing that people would suffer that much physical stress and not want to be embarrassed by asking to stop. I'm not judging because peer group pressure is such a strong force. I'm very glad you made the right choice to slow down when you did. BTW - very well written.
Thank you. The guide was rushing us but you're right and I've been those situations where I didn't slow down when I should have. Peer pressure is powerful.
This story had me in a magical land--and then afraid for you as you slowly descended. I'm so sorry for the senora. What a beautiful place to pass from this world to the next, though...
Very true - and I hadn't even thought of her death in that way. I was kind of stuck way back where someone had to identify her and make the most difficult of phone calls.
I want to compliment your story and the artwork, Forest Sanctuary, that preceeds it. Perhaps La Senora found her forest sacuary. The four months of beauty & light, the luciérnagas (fireflies)enjoy, after twenty months crawling the earth, speaks to the fragile nature of beauty and our earthly existence.
Thanks, Anita. I kind of imagine the fireflies saying, "Time is short. (blink) Here I am. (blink) Wanna mess around? (blink) (blink)
So tragic on both levels - dying so young and also so completely alone - even though in a group.. I find it intriguing that people would suffer that much physical stress and not want to be embarrassed by asking to stop. I'm not judging because peer group pressure is such a strong force. I'm very glad you made the right choice to slow down when you did. BTW - very well written.
Thank you. The guide was rushing us but you're right and I've been those situations where I didn't slow down when I should have. Peer pressure is powerful.
Oh how I liked this
This story had me in a magical land--and then afraid for you as you slowly descended. I'm so sorry for the senora. What a beautiful place to pass from this world to the next, though...
Very true - and I hadn't even thought of her death in that way. I was kind of stuck way back where someone had to identify her and make the most difficult of phone calls.
Thank you, Becky ... it was a strange and magical night.