See, as a child, whenever something wonderful was on the horizon...a vacation, amusement park visit, etc. I would constantly worry that I would die before the event would take place.
I remember being so excited about taking a train trip to Atlanta, one weekend. We had to be at the station at 1am for a 2am departure, so my parents set the alarm for midnight. Needless to say, I couldn't sleep. I tried to read to pass the time, but too worried for it to help much. All of a sudden, I heard a TERRIBLE noise and knew that the end had come...I was going to die and not get to go to Atlanta.
And yes...the irony of that statement does NOT escape me. Most of us would rather die than go TO Atlanta, nowadays. But remember, this is childhood.
You know...back when we had HOPE.
Anyway, I prayed death wouldn't hurt too much and gritted my teeth, waiting.
The noise stopped. Turned out, it was the digital clock's alarm going off to wake my parents.
Through my 20's and 30's, while engaged in the sport of "Long distance Therapy and Counseling Marathons" (don't laugh...I placed top three...only behind my mother and ex-husband) I discovered that this isn't uncommon to some children. We know that there is but one thing that can take away an upcoming, exciting event, and that thing is death. Ergo, we become afraid of dying as the event nears.
Now, of course, I realize there were MANY things that could've disrupted those anticipated events: Weather, unexpected financial upsets, Democrats...all of these things had the potential to wipe-out any future plans. But at the age of 8, I only knew the occasional thunderstorm and 'economics' only meant that I needed .99 cents for the latest Shawn Cassidy 45.
Registered: December 3, 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 58095
Mon, Feb 01, 2016 @ 2:41 PM
AHHHHHH, what a GORGEOUS creation yet again! I really have to look at all three pictures to take it all in.
And yes, I share your death worries of childhood! Heck, even into teendom! Please don't let me die before my first kiss.... Don't want to die before I get my drivers license.....so yeah, I get that! LOL
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Mon, Feb 01, 2016 @ 6:12 PM
This is an amazing work of art! I just HAD to read the full story! You have an uncanny ability to create these dimensional objects which for most of us, would just be mind boggling! Fantastic work and what a fabulous project!