«Despite her hands and feet were frozen cold, she felt
more alive than ever, for she welcomed and honored all these ocean’s offerings
with her ability to awe, when at their presence, and to cherish them like small
treasures.»
By Raquel R.
in Short Story number 10
«I am part of the sun as my eye is part of
me.
That I am part of the earth my feet know perfectly,
and my blood is part of the sea.
There is not any part of me that is alone and absolute except my mind, and we
shall find that the mind has no existence by itself, it is only the glitter of
the sun on the surfaces of the water.»
«Oddly, it was the ephemeral aspect of that reality
that made that moment even more significant and the only way to eternalize it
was to fully embrace it and live it. She knew that the present moment is the
sole guardian and holder of life’s essence and those blind to that fact or
reluctant to accept it, would never fully experience it.»
By Raquel R.
in Short Story number 10
«True wealth is the ability to fully experience life.»
«As she stepped out of the car, she immediately
breathed in the distinct humid and cool ocean’s breeze, the perfect carrier of
one of the most irreplaceable and unique odors, commonly referred to as the
ocean’s smell. Although she had seen many oceans and seas throughout the world,
only in this specific location, was that smell so perfect and evocative of the
primal feelings that we all hold inside.»
By Raquel R.
in Short Story number 10
« Like a mermaid in sea-weed, she dreams awake,
trembling in her soft and chilly nest.»
«She had an instant of hesitation before opening the
car’s door, so that she could linger, for a few more seconds, in the final
frontier, where wishes are just about to be fulfilled and therefore prolong the
bliss of positive expectations.»
By Raquel R.
in Short Story number 10
«To be alive is a fine thing. It is the finest thing
in the world though hazardous. It is a unique thing. It happens once in a
lifetime. To be alive, to know consciously that you are alive and to relish
that knowledge – this is a kind of magic. Or it may be a kind of madness,
exhilarating but harmless.»
«The isolation of that place was total, yet it was
strangely comforting. As she turned off the car’s engine, the silence
immediately filled every vacant space in her heart and mind.»
By Raquel R.
in Short Story number 10
«There is a solitude, which each and every one of us
has always carried with him, more inaccessible than the ice-cold mountains,
more profound than the midnight sea; the solitude of self. Our inner being,
which we call ourself, no eye nor touch of man or angel has ever pierced.»
«Suddenly, there it was. First, just a glimpse of it.
Then, as a prelude before the final revelation of the magnificent element, the
daylight slightly changed its intensity by becoming brighter, and after a set
of sand dunes, the open ocean was finally right in front of her.»
By Raquel R.
in Short Story number 10
«You know a moment is important when it is making
your mind so numb with beauty.»
«Although only a few miles separated her from her
destination, the anxiety she was feeling inside did not tone down. In fact, it
seemed that it grew stronger in the inverse proportion of the distance still
keeping her apart from her goal.»
«At this point, unable to control the overwhelming
sense of urgency that made her gravitate towards that specific location, she
decided to embrace this sudden rush of renewed energy, rebelling against her
usual composed manners and predictability.»
