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All About Perspective Madeline Redican '20

The ocean looks different when you look up at the surface. When you look

down from above you cannot see the complexity, the life that lives under the

sea. Most look into the murky depths and see only the foam and the seaweed

that floats atop the rolling waves. When you finally put your head under the

waves you feel the cool of the water nip at your face. The salt burns a bit

when you open your eyes to experience the wonder. The fish swim past, their

metallic scales shimmering as they notice that someone has seen the secrets

of the sea.

The sea looks different though when you’re looking up at the surface from the

ocean floor. Most people see it as a way to return to the world they know

best. You swim back to the surface and take a deep breath of air before

returning to the land under the waves. You can see the brightness of the sun

before you break free from the water and can feel it for yourself. But as I sink

down further into the cool blue abyss all I can think about is how I took the

surface for granted, how I thought I could always return to the world above.

After a while I shifted to face the darkness below me. The darkness, which I

had become accustomed to, would be the last thing I see. The creature that

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had been dragging me down finally let go of me as I slowly slipped into

unconsciousness.

Highlights 2020 Jewel of the Sea 78
Highlights 2020 Jewel of the Sea 78