Two Stones

in The Ink Well3 years ago (edited)

This is a cross post of @saronaspecial/two-stones-qu6aud by @saronaspecial.

Hi this is the original story I meant to post directly to the wonderful inkwell community but unfortunately got a little confused. Hope you can accept this! If it works better to delete this and repost as new in the InkWell community happy to do that, please let me know! Thank you :-)

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Thank you for explaining the mistake, @saronaspecial. I have done the same thing! This is a very touching story. Rafael's journey is bittersweet and painful, but in the end it seems hopeful that he will be able to find meaning again without Adam.

This story is philosophical, and transcends the normal idea of just entertaining. It also teaches.

I like the analogy of the stones. It's two sides of a coin. I am all there is, and I am as irrelevant as the other in the grand scheme of things.

I also like the seeming contrast between himself and the older man... Yet the similarity, are being the same person. These are things that the loss of a loved one can bring.

All together,

Good story...

Cheers!

Thank you @seesladen .. yes! I'm so glad you got this as it was what I was trying to write. I feel as if I have more that I can develop a. Things I wanted and want the story to convey include the Biblical theme and words, stuff about G-d and the meaning of life, what happens after death, the connection between the light of life (Gd) as the solution to the paradox of reality.

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While it is true, @saronaspecial, that the community does not accept cross posts, we do tolerate mistakes. It is not the first time someone has innocently cross posted.

As for the story: It's interesting that another story posted overnight has the same theme, but from a different perspective. (Perhaps you will not see the similarity). The power of your story is reinforced when Rafael thoughtlessly drowns the insect. The insect is a speck of no importance, as one of his stones suggests is true of Rafael. And yet, there is life, and life must be treasured. The paradox.

Thank you for posting this well-crafted story in the Ink Well community. As always we remind writers to comment on the work of others.

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I read this earlier today and wanted to come back to it. I thought of Unamuno and his brilliant essay, The Tragic Sense of Life (English translation). How do we deal with the consciousness of death?

Your story is very human. If you had let the insect live, it would not have been as powerful. As always, you impress me.