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Waterbugs and Dragonflies
Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom. They noticed that every once in a while one of their friends seemed to lose interest in their normal activities and started to climb the stem of a pond lily, until finally they moved out of sight and were seen no more.
One day as they watched one of their colony climbing the lily stalk, they made a promise to each other that the next one who climbed, would come back and tell where she went and why.
One spring day, not long after, the water bug who suggested the plan found herself climbing up the lily stalk. Up, up, up she went. Before she knew what was happening she had broken through the surface of the water and had fallen, exhausted, onto the lily pad above. She was so tired after the climb. She fell into a deep sleep.
When she awoke, feeling the warmth of the sun on her body, she realised that she had been transformed into a dragonfly. She flew through the air, feeling exhilarated in the new atmosphere of warmth and light.
Looking down into the water she noticed her friends and remembered her promise. Without thinking, the dragonfly darted down hitting the surface of the water and bounced away. She could no longer return into the water.
“I can’t return and keep my promise” she said in dismay. I guess they’ll just have to wait until they become dragonflies too. Then they’ll understand!
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| November 13, 2006, 03:54 |
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Tungmeister
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Miller Beach, Indiana, US
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You've brought back a long forgotten, wonderful childhood memory Kev, and an experience that I haven't remembered for many years. When I was 4 maybe 5 years old a great uncle took me fishing with him on a small lake in the woods in northern Michigan where he had a cabin. We anchored the small boat near some large, smooth rocks that were sticking up just above the waterline and not far from the shoreline so we could cast toward the shore and reel our baits over the bluegill beds. At that age I guess I was more interested in what I saw on these big rocks near the boat. There were hundreds of clear, empty insect "skins", most very well intact. I was facinated with them and my great uncle August's description of where they came from (the bottom of the lake) and how they crawled out of the water onto these stones so their skins dry in the sun and split open to free the beautiful, irridescent blue & green dragonflies that were now flying around us, landing on the oars, the anchor rope and even the tips of out fishing poles. This was in the early morning sun and they just seemed to sparkle like green diamonds all around us. Thanks for stirring up that old memory from so many years ago. It's amazing how vivid again it still is, as they say "like yesterday".
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| November 13, 2006, 09:07 |
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I'm so glad it brought back such a wonderful memory for you Tung, it's amazing how events in our childhood, can have such a lasting impression on our minds. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see things around us, as if we were children again?
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| November 13, 2006, 09:18 |
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Tungmeister
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Miller Beach, Indiana, US
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It's sad how we "mature" and lose that innocent child curiousity and sense of wonderment at everthing around us, if we were only able to recapture seeing & experiencing things through a child's senses again, as if for the very first time. I guess we just got too distracted being "busy" with life.
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| November 13, 2006, 10:10 |
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Kev...thank you for the story...you are intelligent and sexy!!!
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| November 13, 2006, 21:02 |
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QUOTE (Juilianna @ November 13, 2006, 21:02)Kev...thank you for the story...you are intelligent and sexy!!!
It's a pleasure Juilianna, I hope it brings you a small degree of comfort. 
If you search on Google for "Waterbugs and Dragonflies", you should be able to find the complete story by Doris Stickney.
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