Heroic 9
Joe Anole (the
lizard) piped up in a bellowing voice,though just a little fellow, “Before we
get started I have a few questions and requests. Watch where you are stepping; I could be right under your left foot!
Question One: What are the rules?
Question One: What are the rules?
Question Two: Are we doing this for us or for "them"; I mean
humans? Question Three: Are we expected to be heroic, because I don’t
have a heroic scale on my meager body? I am a bit reptilian in attitude; so,
there is not much, in a cold-blooded way, that I wish to do for humankind than eat their pesky bugs.”
Leda, the
dragonfly, buzzed, “I share some of Joe’s worries, being small and a frequent
target of kids at play and misdirected insecticides. We dragonflies have been
on planet Earth for 300 million years while humans less than 3 million years.
Does that count for something? And we have managed without
so-called leadership such as Cesar, Jesus, or General Patton. This 'crisis' created by humans makes me want to roll my compound eyes.”
Free, the
butterfly, clicking colorfully, “My sentiments as well. We have been on Earth
for 130 million years and can only enjoy and flourish on a gentle planet.”
Hummy, a bit taken
aback by the negativity, hummed, “ Whoa boys and girls, something brought us
all here, like a tractor beam. The
negative stuff won’t solve this crisis or any other. Mother Nature and/or God
must be sending us a message.”
“ I wondered about
that,” chirped Andi, the Osprey. “Why
did we all come to the same place, and why have we laid aside our fears of each
other?"
“It is much more
mysterious than simple serendipity,” squawked Bertie,
the peregrine falcon.
BillyG surmised,
“let’s don’t fool around, some of us have to get back to work. The rules are
few. (1) This is an open group so we can stay or leave at any time (2) If the
circle gets too big, we form a second (outer) circle and so on. (3) No venom,
no kicking, no biting, and no hate. Does that sound like a process we can all
agree on?”
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A stillness
settled around the entire animal circle; and then followed a Dominican
rainforest of sounds from everyone which implied a totality of expression.Little did they know that a partial eclipse of the Sun would appear over the island at 3:44 P.M. on August 21, 2017. This was to be their time of inclusion that left no doubt about how phantasmagorical the meeting was to be.
