A Sea In A Turtle

The breeze of the open ocean caresses his face as he drives the boat. The boat is pulling a banana shaped floating device with tourists, or as he would call them “gringos”, on top of it. It was the middle of the day and he was weirdly tired. The sun burned in the horizon; making it uncomfortably hot, but this is what he expected living in Acapulco. He cut the trip short and headed back to the beach with the tourist.

He loved the beach, it was the only life he knew. He walked around the pier looking out into the ocean. He was scared; he had everything he wanted, but he was putting everything in jeopardy. He roamed around a bit more heading towards the aquarium; his aquarium.

This love of aquatic life was a hidden gem; uncovered by the opportunities brought forth by his unexpected successes. There was a whole variety of fishes and other aquatic mammals in the aquarium. He liked to just wander around and observe the animals. However one that really caught his attention was the turtle. He stared at the turtle; its size astonished him, Its movements so graceful. I stood there touching the glass with my face, eyes closed I was able to feel it move. He opened his eyes confronted with the eyes of the majestic beast from the sea. The turtle’s eyes looked into him, almost with compassion. That is when he saw it, the light of the ocean.

-Pride&Ownership