I am guessing that I walked by or stepped on hundreds of fossils in my life so far, but I was never aware of them. Of course I could easily recognize fossils I could pick up in my hands, like prehistoric shells, but not the ones imprinted on rocks. Perhaps I thought that their shapes were rock formations or something like this. For paleontologists though, these fossils are vital elements for tracking the evolution on Earth. When it come to
me, only recently I got to know how to recognize petrified fossils and my encounter with them was accompanied with a handful of questions, feelings and thoughts.
First came the excitement, the pure joy of the child who is finding something new and is staring at it, touching at it, smelling it for minutes.
Then came the curiosity: “How are fossils created? What was this particular fossil? How many years ago was this being alive?”
Next was the passion, and furiously I started looking around to find more fossils. One was not enough, two were not enough, three were not enough. I wanted more, I wanted to absorb as many as possible, as fast as
possible.
Unexpectedly, the scenery changed completely and the questioning accidentally deeper. “Will myself become a fossil one day? Will another human being encounter me (just like I did with these fossils) and have
all these questions herself? Or will a scientist study me? Or perhaps no human will live on Earth by that time? Will I actually leave something behind me?”. Having all these questions I felt myself (just like these once these living fossils) dipping into the darkness, being covered with sand, mud, water and despair.
Wait a minute, I haven’t come across these fossils by chance today! All the previous times I encountered them I was not conscious about their existence, now I am. All the previous times I didn’t ask myself these “weird”
questions, now I do. All the previous times I was not that aware of my soul quests, now I am. That is evolution in a micro-scale, don’t you think?
So here I am, looking at these fossils with awe, looking at these fossils with gratitude, for they have delivered an important message to me. A message to me, from me. A message to be who I truly am, because this is
the best way to be. To offer my gifts to the world selflessly and with confidence. To surrender in the present moment knowing that someday (who knows when) I will become the circumstance for someone to receive a message from herself.
Thank you for reading all the way through. Do share your thoughts below <3
Eleni Michail