With raising four boys and working with the youth for so many years, I have not come across such an ‘old soul’ in a young man’s body, who has the depth to share in a straight forward way his thoughts about life…what is fair and not fair…what is right or wrong, who dares to be in control of these issues, and feeling safe enough to bring it to the table for discussion. It left me wanting to sit with him for hours, just to listen and peer into his eyes to experience the importance of what he was speaking about. Your focus, questions and patience, Roland has given this young teacher the opportunity to speak without hesitation.

Oh, how I would love to see where he will be in 10 years from now. I can only imagine.

One question here…as you intently listened…did you see a young Roland? I’m curious.
Thank you for this piece. I thoroughly enjoyed it.☺️

Dear Terry. I shall keep the metaphor of salt crystals and their transformation close to my heart. It is a very comforting way to visualize how bonds may break, but the force that holds them together is never lost, just transformed for a moment in time. Thank you kindly and from the bottom of my heart.

What a beautiful approach to the text, dear Terry! Thank you for sharing this heart warming feedback! Some encounters will not be forgotten… so true!
With all my heart.

And when the salt is gently removed and slowly poured into a small glass — there becomes a pull of attraction between the negative and positive sides of the ocean waters.

The water’s pull is stronger than the bond holding the salt together, so the salt crystal falls apart piece by piece. Every single separated salt piece goes wrapped in a shield of water molecules so they cannot stick back together. Although, the physical change of the salt is still there, just spread out. When the water dries up (evaporates) the water goes into the air and is joined back together in the form of solid salt crystals.

Therefore changing the dynamics but not the underlying beauty and depth of the connection.

Beyond time and space this connection will always be nestled in one of the pockets of his heart to go back to relive and relish in moments of longing.
It just changes form.✨