"Life With the Wind"

The wind is the messenger of stories, with each path a different interpretation is envisioned. A pause in breath and the battle against each exhale pushing away details that further described each image. Allowing the receiver to create their own story. The wind brings links to cultures never imagined, expanding adventure and a new found curiosity.

One day while Nanook was building the grandest of ice castles the Wind brought news of a small boy who never listened to the Wind. The boy wanted to share his desires and night after night asked the skies to bring him adventure and spirit. With every GUSTY update the Wind filled Nanook in. “How can he not see the Wind, how could the boy ignore the life that the Wind was so obviously trying to awaken in him,” Nanook asked himself. Nanook felt lucky to understand the Wind. He wanted to help the boy and encourage the boy to listen to his surroundings. Nanook told the Wind to cover the boy with love, bring him gusts of excitement, to let him be joyful and encourage the earth to play with the boy. So the Wind did as told bringing strong forces lifting the fall leaves from the ground circling the boy like confetti from a New Years hurrah. The colors and textures created what should have been a visual excitement, but the boy was stubborn and wanted obvious answers. He did not understand the Winds playful nature and rejected the gift by running inside for shelter. Nanook thought over the problem and again encouraged the Wind to not give up on the boy. He asked the Wind to fill the boy’s senses with uplifting fragrance. So the Wind traveled its world journey to the boy collecting the scents of fresh cut grass, the essences from the lavender in the fields, and the sweetness from the citrus ready for picking. Finally the Wind reached the boy who was fishing in his kayak, his usual daytime activity. With an overwhelming force the Wind surrounded the boy’s senses so each aroma would be captured at once. In complete shock the boy started sneezing continuously and his eyes started to water, as he once again rejected the Winds offerings. The Wind hopelessly returned to Nanook seeing no way to guide the boy’s spirit. One last time Nanook encouraged the the Wind to make a final attempt. “Go Wind, create movement and let the boy understand your strength”. So again off the Wind traveled saving its force building up its confidence and determination to show the boy its power. Once again the boy sat in his kayak, the Wind circled the boy and then with all its strength the Wind pushed the still water, creating a current that lifted the kayak. Before the boy could grasp what was occurring the Wind again pushed the water under his kayak. Overwhelmed with excitement the boy stood up and commanded the wind to take him away. The Wind so proud took the boy with more force off into the horizon. Together the boy and the Wind continued towards faraway lands that the boy never imagined. Now able to appreciate all that the Wind could share the boy found his spirit and love for all the world.