Welcome to Mother Earth

Plonk! Welcome to Mother Earth. The little squirrel hurried to take a look at what the so-called Earth is like. Laid in front was just a whole patch of greens..pastures, vegetation, trees..Glancing up, it was taken aback by the fluffy stuff. Oh..they called them 'clouds'. And looking ahead, its view was obscured by numerous highlands. Look at how the water falls from those highlands, leading to the long river..Love the sound of the running water for it brought life to the surroundings.

For now, it was its only companion.

Where are the rest?

Lonely, it decided to try climbing up the first mountain thinking the rest may be up there...

The road uphill was treacherous due to the steep gradient, the falling rocks and the erosion taking place...

Nevertheless, it willed itself to continue the journey..

Halfway up, it stopped its tracks. Whoa..there is indeed more life here...monkeys, tigers, elephants and the like..Greetings to them and words were exchanged. Oh..the squirrel saw how interesting and different their lives are..So it decided to stay a little while before carrying on with its journey..Days became months and months became years. It slowly got accustomed to their way of living. It learnt their way of life, their hunting habits, their tricks, their hobbies, their lives, their everything. Having forged friendships with them, and getting so used to living with them, and getting over every crisis in the case of enemy attacks with them have become so natural that it slowly began to forget about its quest.

One fine day, the squirrel thought "Is life going to be like this always? Forever?" Loved it cause all the rest of the animals are perfect companions and soulmates. But one thing still remain unanswered. Where are the rest? Are they all up there? Feasting everyday and living a completely different life? Or are they worrying about survival everyday? It began to wonder what is life up there? It could be better, it could be worst and maybe the rest are up there or are they lost in a different dimension?

Many questions popped up. Many unanswered. Many that could only be figured out by itself when it continues its journey. If life were to be like this forever, it would be monotonous. Everything is fairly predictable. It decided to find something interesting to do. It decided to continue the uphill task. The sun has set. Night begins to fall. But it has already decided to continue its journey. The cold rush of wind swept passed its small, delicate body. It stole a look back..bidding farewell to them all was the last thing it wanted to do..but it has already decided to continue its journey. That is the journey which it had set out for after having stepped onto Mother Earth. Looking up, it seemed so far and so distant. Where are the rest? Are they all up there? Yes. For that was its ultimate reason for survival, it had almost stopped searching for them. For all those years, it had gotten so used to the other animals, it had forgotten about them. Glancing up once again, it saw those twinkling stars (just like what they said in the nursery rhyme)..the sparkle, the light, the hope that they have brought upon itself was so intense and encouraging, the squirrel smiled. It will continue searching for them.