to see, first hand, if HSR is going to get swallowed up by some danger!,
and as a desert lad,
WE NOW SEE HSR, AS HE WAKES UP, AND WALKS OUT SIDE OF HIS DESERT TENT, AND HE SEES ONE OF HIS CAMELS "DABRA," WALKING AROUND A LITTLE BIT
AND DABRA THINKS TO ITSELF, "THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A REGULAR DAY...FOR ME...AND HSR...AND FOR MY BRETHREN CAMELS...
...I CAN JUST FEEL IT!"
BUT HSR'S GREAT GRANDMA, WHO HAS ALSO WOKEN UP
SAYS,
"HELLO AND GOOD MORNING, MY FLOCK!" AND SHE INTERACTS WITH
ALL OF THEM KINDLY IN THE MORNING!
AND EACH OF THE CAMELS JUST LOVE IT!
SO THE TEENAGE HSR
IS GROWING UP IN THE SANDS OF THE SAHARA
WITH ITS ROWS AND ROWS OF SAND DUNES
AS FAR AS THE EYES CAN SEE...
AND HSR HELPS OUT IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS--RAISING PEDIGREE CAMELS!
AND HE LIKES TO TAKE THEM FOR "WALKS IN THE PARK!"
AND THE CAMELS JUST TRUST AND LOVE HIM A LOT!...
AND HSR RACES THEM
AND HE FINALLY WINS ENOUGH MONEY TO ACTUALLY BUY HIS OWN CAMEL
SO, ONE DAY HE TAKES SOME OF THE CAMELS
ON ANOTHER WALK
BUT ONE CAMEL, DABRA'S SISTER, NAMED "CA,"
DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT ABOUT GOING OUT NOW...
AND STARTS TO COMPLAIN LOUDLY!...
SO, HSR TAKES "ABRA" AND "DABRA"...AND LEAVES "CA" AT HOME...
HOWEVER, THIS DAY...
A STRANGE WOMAN APPROACHES THE TEENAGE HSR ON HIS WALK
AND SAYS,
"HELLO, THERE, YOUNG LAD!...
"I NEED THREE OF YOUR BEST CAMELS, NOW!"
AND SHE ASKS, "DO YOU KNOW THIS DESERT WELL?"
"OF COURSE I DO...I GREW UP HERE!
"WELL IF YOU HELP ME FIND THIS SPECIAL LOCATION, I WILL GIVE YOU A SHARE OF SOME OF THE IMMENSE RICHES I AM BOUND TO FIND...
..."A RARE CELESTIAL ALIGNMENT WILL OCCUR
IN THREE NIGHTS
AND A REFLECTION OFF OF AN OASIS
WILL GIVE THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE TREASURE THAT THE BURIERS WANT TO BE FOUND
"TO BE FOUND?" ASKS HSR...
"YES, THEY WANT IT TO BE FOUND BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY HAS RARE RICHES...
"IT HAS INFORMATION THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD!"
"HOPEFULLY, FOR THE BETTER!!" SMILES HSR...
"YES IT WILL...BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY...OTHERS ARE LOOKING FOR IT, TOO...BUT WE MUST GET THERE FIRST
"AND CARRY OUT THE WISHES THAT "THE FOUNDERS WANT TO COME TO PASS!" SHE SPEAKS...
"WELL WHEN DO YOU WANT TO START YOUR JOURNEY?" ASKS HSR...
"SINCE IT'S AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED MILES AWAY...
WE NEED TO START TODAY
AND TELL NO ONE," REVEALS THE WOMAN...
"YOU MEAN I CAN'T EVEN TELL MY FAMILY?" SHOUTS HSR...
"THAT'S RIGHT...BUT OUR ADVENTURE SHOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT A FEW DAYS!" SHE SAYS...
"IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'LL SEND ONE CAMEL BACK HOME ON ITS OWN...HE KNOWS THE WAY...
...WITH A NOTE TELLING MY FAMILY THAT I'M GOING WEST
TO THE BEACH FOR A WHILE...THEY LET ME DO THAT BEFORE!" NEGOTIATES HSR...AND HE WRITES A QUICK NOTE, AND ATTACHES IT TO ONE OF HIS CAMELS, THEN HSR TELLS THE CAMEL TO "GO!"
AND THE CAMEL SEEMS ONLY TOO HAPPY TO OBLIGE!
"WELL, MY CAMELS ARE ALL FULL OF WATER RIGHT NOW,"
"SO ARE MINE," SAYS THE WOMAN...
AND THE WOMAN REVEALS,
"THE PURSUIT OF THIS PHENOMENON WILL
HARBOR POSSIBLE HARM...
THIS WILL BE NO EASY TASK!
BUT THIS JOURNEY WILL LEAVE YOU WITH A LASTING MEMORY OF..."
...THEN SILENCE...
"OF WHAT?" ASKS HSR...
"EVERYTHING THAT YOU PERCEIVE ALONG THE WAY!
JUST FIGHT YOUR BEST...AND WE STAND A CHANCE!..
THE LOCATION IS DUE EAST FROM HERE," SHE FINISHES...
NOW, HSR STRATEGIZES, "MAYBE WE SHOULD APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH A LITTLE,
BECAUSE THERE'S A VERY HIGH
MOUNTAIN RANGE TO THE SOUTH AND OUR COMPETITORS MAY FIND IT HARDER TO GET OVER THEM...
SO THEY MIGHT COME FROM THE OTHER THREE DIRECTIONS EASIER!"
BUT THE WOMAN WARNS, "OUR ENEMIES MAY NOT BE SO PREDICTABLE...
HOWEVER, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA!"...
"SO TELL ME," ASKS HSR, "WHERE ARE WE HEADED?...
"TO THE EMERALD OASIS!"
REVEALS THE WOMAN...
"I'VE HEARD OF THAT PLACE, BUT I'VE NEVER REALLY SEEN IT," SAYS HSR, "IT'S
A FAIRY TALE...NO ONE HAS SEEN IT, BUT THEY TALK ABOUT IT!...
STORY HAS IT THAT IT'S A MIRAGE...AND THAT IT CAN APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES!...
INCLUDING THE THOUSAND YEAR OLD PALM TREES!" EXPLAINS HSR IN DISBELIEF...
AND HSR POINTS AND SAYS, " YOU SEE THAT PERSON WAY OVER THERE STANDING IN SOME WATER...
...LOOK CLOSELY!
"WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY A PERSON, AND..."
"...IT'S NOT REALLY WATER, I KNOW ABOUT MIRAGES," SAYS THE WOMAN...
"OKAY," SAYS HSR, "I'LL ESTABLISH A LAND MARK WITH A FAR MOUNTAIN...
BECAUSE THESE SAND DUNES CAN
SHIFT QUICKLY!"
SO,
AFTER SOME OBLIGATORY PRAYERS...
WE FINALLY START THE FIRST STEPS OF THE JOURNEY, WITH THE WOMAN
BRINGING THE REAR, AND HSR
LEADING THE WAY
AND THE CAMELS SEEM A LITTLE ANTSY AND TESTY, AT FIRST
BUT THEY SETTLE DOWN AFTER WHILE, BECAUSE THEY TOO, HAVE
NOMADIC AND ADVENTUROUS TENDENCIES IN THEIR GENETICS
...
AFTER A WHILE, OFF TO THE SIDE,
WE SEE AN IMPORTANT LIFE FORM...
GOING ABOUT ITS "TRYING TO SURVIVE" BUSINESS!...
AND, OVER THERE, SOME
CIRCLING VULTURES,
ARE LOOKING FOR SOME EDIBLE LIFE FORMS!...
WELL, WHADDAKNOW!...A
DESERT FOX!
I HEAR THAT THEY BRING GOOD LUCK IF THEY CROSS YOUR PATH!
OH, BOY...JUST LIKE THAT...IT'S DARKENING TOO SOON!...
IT LOOKS LIKE A SAND STORM IS HEADED THIS WAY!"
OMG!
"WE NEED TO TAKE COVER!" THE WOMAN TELLS HSR!
THIS ONE IS NOT PLAYING AROUND!
THIS STORM WANTS TO CLAIM SOMETHING!
HEY, LOOK!
THERE'S A TENT!" SHE POINTS
"WE'RE LUCKY TO FIND THIS!"
"THE POWERS THAT BE ARE WATCHING OVER US, SO FAR!" I SAY...
LOOKING OUT FROM THE TENT...
IT'S GETTING SERIOUS!
AND THE CAMELS ARE GETTING RESTLESS...
BUT I HURRY TO RESTRAIN THEM!
SO, WE LAY DOWN,
THEN AFETR A WHILE
SHE SAYS
"YOU NEED TO SLEEP NOW!"
AND I AM ALL TOO HAPPY TO CLOSE MY EYES...
BUT WHEN I DO...
I DREAM
ABOUT A GIRL BACK HOME...
"HEY, THAT'S MY CAMEL "ABRA""
"WHAT DO YOU WANT, ABRA?" I ASK MY CAMEL THAT'S IN MY DREAM...
AND ABRA ANSWERS, "YOUR PARENT ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOU, HSR...
BUT THEY KNOW THAT YOU MUST DO WHAT YOU MUST DO!
JUST PACE YOURSELF AND WATCH THE SIGNS AROUND YOU!" ABRA FINISHES...
NOW, I SLEEP AND DREAM MORE...
AND I COME TO VISUALIZE A CHARACTER...
"I AM THE PRINCE," THE MAN SAYS...
AND SHE IS THE PRINCESS OF
OF SANDLANDIA...
BEFORE YOU TRAVERSE THE SANDS, HSR,
YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS TREK INTO THE MIND OF YOUR INNER INTUITION!
HERE, SMOKE THIS POTION THAT THIS WOMAN IS OFFERING YOU...
AND THEN WE CAN GET STARTED!
FOR YOU TO GET TO THE EMERALD OASIS ALIVE, AND RETURN,
A GOOD PART OF YOUR UPCOMING JOURNEY'S KNOWLEDGE NEEDS TO COME
FROM THE REALIZATIONS FROM THIS REAVEALING AND CAUTIONARY DREAMSCAPE...
...YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE!"
NOW HSR THINKS TO HIMSELF "HOW MANY LAYERS IS MY DREAM GOING TO HAVE TONIGHT?"
"Today is a good day to die!...and it's an even better day to be alive!"
For many young people
the desires of the lips and mouth
start out innocently enough...
...in the college classrooms!
because...that's where they are most likely to meet each other!
then, they, at first, just talk
after class...okay...
but remember that young people's hormones are automatically "raging like wildfires!
At that age
And the guys might like to brag about...
what they can do!
So, in many ways, getting closer is almost inevitable
And it starts simply enough...with their arms touching each other
and as soon as this happens,
all of a sudden...
the fires of Passionate Love may start to
heat up with almost-Sahara Desert hotness!
And some kids don't even think straight...until they get to first and even second base!
(which is where we stop!)
And even then, their clarity of proper judgment and their critical thinking skills become cloudy...or even nonexistent!
Hey! Aren't they supposed to be pursuing higher education!...
Well...
...you can't stop human emotion...
or pulsing, undeniable physical attraction!
Such is the "Urge of Love!"...
AKA the "Love Panic Attack!"
Which is debatably the strongest urge known to man!
...even stronger than the need to
eat and swallow our favorite foods,
no matter how
sinfully sugary!
Even the urge to drink the moderate
or even the strong,
uninhibiting stuff
doesn't entertain the lips as much!
Speaking, even to the ones we love
and smoking
the different substrates...
still can't match a verified and friendly closeness!
You see...
the mouth, and its "Language of the Lips!"
knows just how to act...when your loving friend
is close at hand and ready
for a "Mouthy Initiation!"
watch out...
...no bruises!...
...feeling each other's hot breath
During these intense moments of "swapping spit,"
clinically speaking,
germs exchange may be the furthest thing from their minds!
So, it's proven now, that the mouth is the most important part to begin the acts
of the Perpetuation and Survival of our Species!...or for just a little Fun!
However, touching and kissing is one thing...
...but, when the "lingula" is added to the mix
everything else is thrashingly pushed to the side!
No food...
no drink...
...no...
nothing!
You just want your own personal Love-Centered sparks
to fly far and wide, then explode!...as they should!
Because these feelings...they are
"All In The Game Called Love!"
And, in the end
you have the perfect excuse, justification, and alibi...
for how you act!
You can always say:
"My
Mouth made me do it!"
May you have many...please, HSR, it's getting so hot sometimes--can you write a story with some snow
in it?...HSR, is it better to "do it" standing up,
or laying down (answer--it's always better to sleep laying down!)...tell me, HSR, are some of life's best moments found when in a
loving embrace?...smiles!
