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March 31, 2005
Tiny Perspectives
Sometimes people have a hard time seeing from someone else's perspective.
Its so easy to see things from our own perspective. I this, and me that.
Well, while many people may not be able to see things from another's perspective, I would be willing to wager that even fewer people would be able to see things from a non-human perspective.
For all you weakend and disturbed by Isabelle's cat exploits, this story is not for you. It includes pain and torture. Yes, reader it even includes death. Please stop reading now if the death of something that breathes the same air as us is unconscienable to you.
But it does include hope. It includes a young child's innocent perspective on the death of non-humans. It includes her ability to see through the eyes of something other than what we are, to be them, and to wonder why the cruel fates are stalking them.
So I ask Isabelle what she did today.
She says, "We poisoned ants."
And I aksed her what she thought of that.
Her face becomes animated and she says,
"The ants were saying,
'Oh no, what's happening.'
'We're dying. Please help us.'
'We've been poisoned.'
'Don't let us die.'"
With her typical elvish grin, she smiles at me and wonders off into other parts of the house to play.
Posted by oriondark at March 31, 2005 08:58 AM
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I read this post a while ago but every time I read it, I just smile. I can actually hear Isabel telling you the whole thing. How can anyone be so elvishly cute?
Posted by: leda at April 7, 2005 06:26 PM