the once-lost heaven

BACK TO THE ONCE-LOST HEAVEN

Scared as the boy feels when his footstep is set into the rushing world of adulthood full of responsibilities and busyness. He desires an escape to flee from that nightmare. Home, he sweetly dreams of, as it was once his sanctuary, his heaven, where his cherished memories were created. In that home, lies a beloved garden with blessed beauty in which wonders could be discovered.

Panoramically, this land appears as if it were only an ordinary garden. Yet, a closer glance must be given, for its secret to be unveiled since it’s forsooth a fairyland - a land of marvelous and miraculous beauties.

One shall walk through this dreamland in the shoes of the boy if one wishes to see the land’s charm in its fullest nature.

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SUMMER: nostalgic sunlight

Summertime 2015 - it was the very first time the boy indeed understood the mesmerizing essence of nature as he discovered the charm of this dreamland. Little had he realized what he’d once taken for granted could, then, be his dearest sanctuary. That’s why when going down the memory lane back to this land, sunny summer full of nostalgia could be the first place he visits.

s e a s o n o f b l o o m s

Of all the summer blossoms, that of starfruit could be the prettiest of its kind. Regardless of its size, its appealingly colorful and delightfully glistening appearance can make it most distinguishing in this wonderland.

w i n g s o f s u m m e r

Tiny as it might be, yet this winged creature is the strongest sign of the coming of summer. If the garden is a fairyland, this must be the form that those fairies take as it is the most magical-looking being that could be found in this heaven.

d r o p s o f n a t u r e

The summer beauty of this land can’t be complete for it will be the lack of sudden rains. These rains come and go; they leave behind the drops of nature that gift the land with a sense of freshness.

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AUTUMN: hazy sunset

The next destination in the boy’s lane is autumn. If summer is remembered as the bright sunlight of a sunny day, then autumn can be described as a hazy sunset in a quiet evening when things seem to be at rest after experiencing a vigorous summer.

l a s t o f l i g h t

Before the last rays of sunshine vanish into the darkness, creatures of the place come out and try their best to sense what’s left in the gift with which mother nature has blessed this land.

f e e l i n g o f s t i l l n e s s

The sun goes, and with it the twinkle it takes. It leaves this place nothing but great stillness. Yet, without the glorious sunlight, this land will still be of wonders for the charming beauty it has in its calmness.

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WINTER: sunless blue

Cold is what he perceives when the boy says farewell to the land of stillness to enter the realm of the greatest blue: Winter. In winter, the garden paints itself the color of sorrow, like it’s grieving for the absence of its dearest friend - the sun.

t e a r s o f p e e r

There is always rain in this blue land. Unlike the refreshing and sudden rains of summer, these drops of winter are filled with chills and prolongation as if they were crying over the sun’s disappearance.

c r e a t u r e s o f w i n t e r

As the winter comes, the fairies must protect themselves from the freezing cold of the weather. That’s why their delicate sparkling summer wings are now safely kept hidden under the cozy white furry coats.

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SPRING: vivid sunbeam

The last route the boy takes in his journey is to visit the home of vivid sunbeams. In this home, he finds the return of the sun - the land’s cherished friend.

b l o s s o m s o f j o y

Sensing the reappearance of the sun, spring blossoms bloom themselves to the fullest like they’re willing to give a greeting, a salute to the rearrival of their old friend - the friend whom they once most adored.

f l a r e s o f s u n

The return of sunlight dispels the woeful blue of winter days. The wonderland is now once again covered with glorious beauty from the warmth and brightness of sun flares.

s e a s o n o f r e p r o d u c t i o n

Spring is the season of reproduction. It’s the time that mother nature offers this land a present of liveliness and prosperousness as it is to mark the celebration for the rebirth of the sun.

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Here ends the boy’s journey in his memory lane. He has now reached the destination of his once-lost heaven. Steps as he takes to continue his walk in the lane of the real world, yet his soul is still set in his own dreamland.