The Flame and the Arrow

No one walks through life unscathed, and it’s how we react to being tested that becomes our legacy.

None of us know the amount of time we have in this life. I could die tomorrow. So could you. Or, we might live a long life without ever having the adventure that is true love, simply because we were afraid to take a chance.

You are here because Fate invited you. You cannot go back the way you came. I suggest you go forward instead.

When I was growing up, I never understood why other kids never liked to climb trees or explore the woods,

There was something about him that made her want to keep her guard up, but there was something else that made her want to set it aside. She got the vague impression that either way, she’d be sorry.

No other creature does what humans do to their environment. They poison their land, their water, their food…they even poison the air they breathe. It affects all living things, from the enormous whale to the tiny ant, and humans only grow more ignorant and disconnected from the land as time goes by. They chew down the forests that serve to clean the air, but unlike termites who only feed on dead wood, humans are indiscriminate. They are the only animal that is capable of such intelligence and yet does such asinine things. It’s only a matter of time before their species dies out. Already there is such a high level of violence and disease among them. I have heard that some of them will go as far as to cut out their stomachs when they grow too large. They’re sick; mentally and physically, and it has a ripple effect on everything around them.

I want you to understand what made me the way I am. No one walks through life unscathed, and it’s how we react to being tested that becomes our legacy.

Are you thirsty Anthea?” he warned, glaring at his sister. “Why don’t I fetch you a glass of shut the hell up?

She’d lived enough places around the world to know how Americans were perceived; if every country were made up of dogs, they were the Golden Retrievers…some of them were smart and sweet, but there were an awful lot that were overbred and obnoxious.

She took a drink, expecting the fiery feeling it sent down her throat, but she was unprepared for the horribly bitter aftertaste. “Ugh! How can you drink this crap?

Althea was certain that they were both boys, because they were both so fierce and strong-willed, even while inside the womb.