Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:18 am
Smiling, Songhue knelt next to her friend and gently brushed her hair back, loving her tenderness and wondering what it would have been like to have this same innocence on a child that was her own. Wolfy was truly a treasure.
"It is different for all of us, and how we deal with it's different as well. I have to face mine and fight it. My own is a temptation to become what destroyed my home. Yours may not be. It's all just self exploration. My best friend, Tsuni, She had one where she'd sit and talk to it for hours. It was her secret hopes, and it kept making it hard for her to appretiate what was. When she'd really understood it, she could love what she had and still hope for more. We're different, that's all, it doesn't mean it's a let down."
With a motion of her hand she sat back and a gentle trickle of water floated through an open window to slip easily into Wolfy's throat. The first time a shadow was called forth was always the hardest as well as the most taxing but it also taught the most.
"Now, sit up and listen. This lesson wasn't waisted, you simply need to think about it. Think about what it revealed to you about yourself, and think about what it means to you to be able to take these steps on your own now. You might be a little unsteady the first time you try it on your own, but you know the steps so you don't need me any more. But don't say anything; think about it, turn it over, but don't share anything. This is your business, not mine. When you feel better we can go out and get some fresh air."
It was good to feel useful agian. And it felt good to be a friend. She couldn't stop smiling, and with an effort she managed not to hug herself. Wolfy should think about things first, then they could go and just wander around, just be together without worries of pressure or expectations. That, too, would be good.
"It is different for all of us, and how we deal with it's different as well. I have to face mine and fight it. My own is a temptation to become what destroyed my home. Yours may not be. It's all just self exploration. My best friend, Tsuni, She had one where she'd sit and talk to it for hours. It was her secret hopes, and it kept making it hard for her to appretiate what was. When she'd really understood it, she could love what she had and still hope for more. We're different, that's all, it doesn't mean it's a let down."
With a motion of her hand she sat back and a gentle trickle of water floated through an open window to slip easily into Wolfy's throat. The first time a shadow was called forth was always the hardest as well as the most taxing but it also taught the most.
"Now, sit up and listen. This lesson wasn't waisted, you simply need to think about it. Think about what it revealed to you about yourself, and think about what it means to you to be able to take these steps on your own now. You might be a little unsteady the first time you try it on your own, but you know the steps so you don't need me any more. But don't say anything; think about it, turn it over, but don't share anything. This is your business, not mine. When you feel better we can go out and get some fresh air."
It was good to feel useful agian. And it felt good to be a friend. She couldn't stop smiling, and with an effort she managed not to hug herself. Wolfy should think about things first, then they could go and just wander around, just be together without worries of pressure or expectations. That, too, would be good.