The trees said;
I grow tall and I provide oxygen.
The bees said;
I help plants reproduce and I make sweet honey.
The butterfly said;
I flap my wings, and a tornado erupts on the other side of the world.
The elephant said;
In trampling down trees in my path, I rearrange the jungle for growth.
The clownfish said;
I clean the anemone and maintain coral reef.
The beaver said;
I am an engineer of the dams and water flow.
The water said;
I provide nourishment to all living species.
The sun said;
I give energy to most.
The earth said;
I am home to all that exists.
The human said;
I walk on two legs.
The bird said;
I fly in the air.
The dolphin said;
I live in water.
They all looked at each other and smiled, realising just how different they are,
yet each one formed part of the greater scheme of nature and life.
We all serve different purposes,
However, we are one with the all.
We are the all-
All of us.
Botshelo lives in Pretoria. She is a writer. She is a lover of all things natural and supernarural sciences.
Botshelo is currently a 9-5er with the after-hour ambitions of a creative artist. Botshelo paints with words, crotchets sentences and sells imagination.