"So, how are you feeling?"
'Uh, not sure. I feel stiff. Definitely something is,,, no, somethings are hurting.' I said, even though I'm not sure my voice is high enough to be heard. One thing I'm sure of, is that my head is hurting, a lot. Where am I? What happened?
"Are you OK?"
Again with the Question,,, I said no.
"Well, you can open your eyes at least."
OK now I'm definitely pissed. I dunno what it is. I dunno where I am. I have no memory of anything. Along with that, it's so dark here. Wait, what is this feeling? I feel wet!
"Good, good, there you go. You are doing great. Open your eyes a bit more. That's it."
I definitely do not know what he is talking about, yet his voice is kinda soothing. I'm starting to feel my body a little bit more and from somewhere, somehow there is light. Small, subtle but it's growing.
"Easy there." OMG, no, no, no, I'm under water, I can't breath. I'm sinking. I'm going to die. How did I get here!
"Easy there. stop with the panicking. You can move and you can breath."
Wait, I can?! Where is that voice coming from? Now that I thing about it, it's kinda familiar.
I take a few calming breathes then slowly open my eyes. To my surprise, he is there. Just there in front of me. Standing I think.
'What the heck?!'
"Great, not dead" He says with a smile which this situation doesn't need at all. I am literally panicking! "Do you remember the last thing that happened?"
'I died?' I say frantically.
"No silly. You jumped" he is laughing. Why is he laughing? Wait, did he just said that I jumped! No, I didn't. Why would I d........ Wait, I did.
"Oh ya, now you remember." I'm not looking at him right now. Why did I do that. OK, he asked me to jump. And I listened?! Am I an idiot? I could have died! Wait, I can breath under water? OMG, I'm dead. But I'm thinking, that means I'm not dead, yet. How can this be happening? Well, what is happening? Let's think rationally. I jumped from a high hill then found myself in the bottom of the ocean and I can breath and hear! Assuming I'm not dead, what can I do?
"Are you done panicking?" Oh my I forget that he is still there.
'I'm. Now what?' Now I'm furiously looking at him.
"Now is like every time you are in trouble or facing a problem. You realize that there is something wrong. You panic then continue panicking ignoring everything around you including parts of the problem and it's solution. Then you realize your situation even better. After that you set still grieving your whatever you are in. Then you slowly but surely find you answer. Care to spot the problem in that?"
OK, I feel exposed. 'Well, I can't argue with what you just said, yet, couldn't you find a much nicer and more normal way to say it?'
"Would you listen if I told you normally?"
'Probably, maybe you should have tried.' But I think I wouldn't have listened and he is right. I have to unwillingly admit yet I'm not telling him. 'So, What's your great solution and magical answer?'
"There is no great solution nor magical answer. You just have to panic less and face more. Jump on solutions not conclusions. And before you close your eyes in terror open them in observation. Whatever the situation you are in, it's not as bad as you think."
OK, he has a point there.
"It's getting pretty late. Come on, I'll take you home"
'How?!' I say that and he smiles. Oh, since when did he have a tail!
'Is this this some kind of a joke?' As I'm saying that he picks me up and starts swimming.
I closed and opened my eyes couple of times because my vision became unclear. My hands are wet, my feet are wet and my back is wet! My clothes are soaked wet.
I'm laying at my back on the beach. No one is here. I'm not sure how did I get here or what just happened. All I know is, I need to ho home and have a shower because I can't afford to have a cold now.
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