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Iife in the Jungle

January 20, 2022
By Anonymous

A strong gorilla walks through the jungle of life. Swinging on vines of thought always trying to improve himself. Though he is not the biggest he acts and moves like he is. Ones first look at him would think that he is a dumb brute but on the inside he is kind and compassionate. As he marched forward he noticed something, he gained a follower, a jungle creature. A tiny little tucan named Dream. The Gorilla had lived lonely, luckily he has a companion now a best friend. As their friendship grew stronger the gorilla felt that Dream almost carried him like the wings of an airplane inspiring him to keep going and keep moving forward. 

As they spent more and more time together they began to dislike each other and Dream took off. For the first time the gorilla got off his path and chased after Dream. Stumbling over big logs and sharp thistles getting brushed by leaves saying “that tickles”. He gave up the chase mad at himself but there was something inside him that sparked, he had been taken off his path. Feeling almost free instead of wandering aimlessly through his domain he had finally had a goal, or one could say a Dream. To find his best friend and become the great leader he was meant to be.                                                                             

He searched, and searched but Dream was nowhere to be found. He was just about to give up, then he heard Dreams' voice call down to him saying “All you had to do was look in the trees”. The Gorilla learned a very valuable lesson that day if you want something you have to go out of your comfort zone to achieve it.


The author's comments:

I like it because it is very personal to me.


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