day one_the arrival
i have this voice in my head...i guess it is my own. there is a unique ego overcoming me, there is a realization that an experience will be and is. i open my eyes to find myself in the middle of green. i have no clue of where i might be, but everywhere i look, i am surrounded by something. i can feel peaceful and quiet life surrounding me, but without humans. although other species are present, they are not visible to me and i can hear them. i am on a large branch of a very large tree and below down onto the ground are strange plants of some sort living. they are different in look, texture, and life from what i am used to. the tree i am on is also very unique and different from what i am used to see. it looks as though it has an endless and continuous growth of green life. its texture and color varies at different lengths. it is beautiful and i cannot express the energy i receive from this particular nature, but i can say it is overwhelmingly different from There. we do not have these plants the humans at this time live with. i am relieved and safe for the moment while there are no humans present so i can prepare for a journey of a lifetime.
      where is glow? where could he have possibly gone? where is my bag? i jump off the plant and fall many feet down safely onto my feet. i do not hear or see glow anywhere near me, but i have to find him and my bag. the bag must have fallen off of me when i arrived...
      i hear voices. there are humans near. the voices are not coming from glow though. i need to find my bag. i need to hide. i scurry around and place myself between some green plants. the humans are very near, i can hear their voices, but i cannot make out what they are saying.
      they are visible now. strange. their physical features seem to not differ so much from me, except they have different skin complexions and distinct facial features. two females and two males. they wear strange garments. they socialize in a friendly and energetic way. they are speaking english.
      "hey look!" i hear one of the males say, "i think someone might be around here." i see as i am peeking through the plants the male is holding my bag. where did he find it? i need to get it back.
      "it is mine." i say as i stand up to make myself visible to the people.
      "oh!" one of the females seemed a bit startled, "hi!", after she saw me she smiled with relief. she had a tan complexion and brown hair. she had her hair pulled back and something on her nose.
      "hello." i say back taking a glance at each one of them. i didn't know what to say, but i couldn't stay hidden between the plants forever and i had to get my bag back. i raise my arm towards the bag and wait for the male to hand it to me. they stand still looking at me strange, i hope they're not suspicious of me being from somewhere else... don't panic. they have no idea who you are. i mean, i am human, just as they are. the dark male with barely any hair on his head hands the bag to me. "i appreciate it." i say.
      "um..." the female begins again, "are you okay..." she seems a bit concerned, "i mean, you're bleeding a lot." she gestures to her head. i gently touch a part of my head and look at my fingers to find blood.
      "oh." i say. i had no idea i was bleeding. i don't feel any pain, "well, i'll clean it up." the humans stare at me. what am i supposed to do now?
      there is a sudden sound of rustling plants and everyone including me turns to find an exotic animal of some sort standing between the green like i am doing now. the animal just looks at everyone. interesting.
      "oh my god," the other female says in a frightened tone of voice, "it's a tiger."
      "don't move." the other male says.
      i do not understand, is the animal dangerous? she looks harmless to me. i do not feel that the animal is dangerous, so i ask, "is she going to eat us?" if taking into consideration the reactions of the people here, it seems as though the tiger should do us great harm. everyone takes another glance at me and then back at the tiger.
      "um... i don't think tigers eat humans." the brown haired woman said.
      i look at the tiger and look back at the humans. i'm still confused. "well," i continue, "why are we supposed to be afraid?"
      no one answers, they just look at each other and then at me again. i am terribly confused. i did not expect the beginning of my trip to be this way. i feel disorganized. i thought i prepared myself, but i was unconscious and now i'm here. the other humans do seem a bit odd. perhaps they think i am ignorant, or perhaps they question their own thoughts and actions. i look at the tiger and i am not afraid. without warning, i step out of standing on green and walk towards the tiger. i can feel that the others behind me are frightened by my actions.
      "hi." i say to the tiger with a smile. the tiger just looks at me as i look at her. i turn around and everyone is staring, waiting for my next move, or perhaps the tiger's. i am near the tiger, but the mellow tiger does not bestow fear, hatred, or danger in any sense. i squat down to the same level as the tiger to find myself face to face with her. i place my hand near her nose without touching it so she can get a sense of me. i exchange energy with the creature and still i do not quite understand why the humans are afraid. the tiger gently moves her nose to touch my fingers and then i lay my hand gently on her soft head. the tiger closes her eyes as i reveal my fellowship and she embraces it. the fur of the beautiful animal is soft and well kept. the healthy orange and traces of dark stripes are more visible now as she comes closer to me. in joy, i turn around to find the humans astonished, "see," i say, "there is nothing to be afraid of. she is a creature of peace." the tiger licks my face.
      "be careful!" one of the males says.
      it is obvious the tiger is not going to hurt anyone. now if she were, wouldn't she have attacked earlier or at least when we first noticed her? why would such an animal be an enemy to humans? the tiger walks toward the others. the other humans are still afraid, but they stay put.
      "she can sense your fear," i say, "...but there is nothing to be afraid of." i get up on my feet and pat her back. she stands still on her four furry legs staring at the other humans, just as they were doing to me earlier.
      "everyone hold still." it is another voice coming from behind. we all turn our heads instantly to find a man with a long gun pointing towards the tiger. there is another man beside him with silly facial hair and a hat. the man with the weapon takes a shot, but misses the creature. it startles everyone including me. the tiger had already made her way to escape. there is a sense danger from those humans. why are they trying to hurt her?
      the two men quickly make their way after her. everyone else scurries away, but i follow the two men.
      perhaps the tiger did a horrible thing or maybe these people are truly crazy. i do not understand. we run through the green and jump over plants of all sorts. trees are everywhere. some of the green slow the humans down, but it does not stop them. it does not take me long to catch up with the men.
      "stay out of this lady!" yells one of the men aggressively...
      then, in a quick and unexpected instance, i feel a hard blow on my back and i fall hard face down.

 

NOTES:
this is from the "stargazer" series of the publication. this section is all about the 'wonders of wonder'. wonder is a woman who tells about her travels on a place she has never been: earth. again, this also continues in future issues. i have plans for this too and i can't wait to put it on paper.