Blog 1
When I was a 7, I was afraid to swim. I was visiting my cousins in Florida and there it was... pool day. Panic rushed my mind and body, my senses became heightened and my mind blurry. I ran into my father’s arms and pleaded for him to hold me, so he gently swooped me into his arms, walked towards the pool and whispered into my ear...”what are you made of?” I replied ...” Earth, Air, Water and Star Particles.” “So, what does that make us?” “Demigods” everything grew quiet....”exactly” he threw me in.
the rest went in slow motion! I remember the world silencing, my body lifting then dropping threw the air, my stomach feeling the grasp of gravity, everyone running and the last thing... my father’s eyes fixed on mine. Swoosh, water completely engulfed my body. I looked up and saw my family forming a circle, their legs synchronizing, their hands holding. They were forming a plan B, in case i didn’t fight enough, encase i failed to do it on my own....wait! I got it! This is a test! I knew I had to move, so I began to quickly decode the puzzle.
Up...Up....GO UP! My heart began to take a steady pace. Breath....breath... open your mouth and suck in air! My muscles began to kick in and synchronize. Stay up... stay up...Kick your legs and focus! My face piercing threw the water and feeling the heat of the sun. I stayed up, and began to move my body threw the water towards my dad. I did it, i passed! There were those eyes, fixed on mine the whole time saying “ you should never doubt the power you have within you.” I should probably explain, my father, and generations before him, were circus performers. I have 7 brothers and we all performed along my father, and all of his family. I became part of the act at age 4 and have never turned back since then. By the age of 7 I could fly threw the sky, scale a house, and much more. All because my family believed in the power of a human being and the potential we have within ourselves.
Dad explained it to us as us all having God particle within us. How we can give life or take life, how we can help or destroy, how we must choose between good or evil. My father was not going to let me drown, and i don’t recommend anyone trying this. After my mother beat the shit out of him and my brothers, I sat at the pool and realized I might not cure cancer, or save the world when I grow up, but.... I have been put on this Earth for a reason. what is it? Who am i supposed to be? where am i taking myself or those who need me? Most importantly....
Are you there God?