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Reality is Surreal

I was running. I didn't know where I was running to or why I was running until I looked over my shoulder. There I saw the reason. A giant tidal wave was approaching my cabin and I was about to be swept away in an ocean of fear and despair. I had reservations about this vacation in the first place and now my fears are being realized. At the last minute, I grabbed a tree limb as the water gushed over me and it took everything I had to hold on and not be pulled into the violent current. I had taken in a lot of water and I wasn't sure if I was going to make it but I just held on and hoped it would end soon. At first I thought this must be a dream because it all happened so sudden but the water was too cold to be make believe. As the final rush of water subsided, I climbed up on the tree limb and surveyed the damage.

The silence was deafening. Everything was covered with water and you couldn't hear a sound. There was nobody else in sight and I got this overwhelming feeling that I was alone. I'm sure I wasn't the only person to survive this but there wasn't another soul in sight. I was cold and hungry and thought I should just give up because I couldn't stay on top of the tree branch forever. Just then a small rowboat floated across the tree trunk and at the last minute I jumped to try and swim to it. It was my only chance at survival and I wasn't going to fail. I caught up with the boat and hoisted myself in. Luckily, there was a bottle of water on board and an oar. I started rowing but I wasn't sure where I was going. I rowed and rowed that day and I thought it was all for nothing. I was so tired and eventually just fell asleep in the boat. I dreamed of living on an island in the sun for the rest of my life, away from work and politics and bad relationships and everything that made life miserable. It was a peaceful and fulfilling existence that seemed worthwhile as opposed to real life which was most often boring and annoying. There was plenty of food on the island so I could live there forever. Nobody would bother me and I would have no cares or worries. I would be lonely, but I never really liked other people anyway so what is the difference. They were all out for themselves and didn't really care about anything else, so what is there to miss? I would just sit back every day from sun up to sun down and think about nothing. That is the life I wanted to lead. Oh, but this was all a dream.

Just then I awoke as the boat had run into something. I looked at my watch that was guaranteed to never fail. The date was the same day as the flood, but the year was twenty-years later! My body had frozen in the boat and somehow I was preserved and still alive! I wondered what could have happened and as I looked up, I couldn't believe what I saw. There it was; my island. It was just as I pictured it in my dream. Beautiful blue water surrounded the warm sand and the coconut and banana trees were everywhere. The birds were singing and I rejoiced as I finally found my island of peace that I always dreamed about. I built a hut and collected some food. As I sat and looked at the stars that night, I wondered about the rest of the world. What was I missing? Should I try to get back to civilization or just stay on my island of peace and quiet. The decision was an easy one.

Since that first night, a lot has happened. The inhabitants of the island welcomed me and helped me build a house. More people began to discover the island and I was afraid it was going to turn into the same world that I so wanted to escape from. It became quite a lively community, but in a good way. People trusted and communicated with each other. They didn't judge others by the way they looked and respected everyone equally. Business and commerce was established and before we knew it, a beautiful oasis had developed. This was a special place. I was elected mayor and they built a park in my honor. I learned to adapt to being away from home and the life I once had. I have achieved a new appreciation for people and the kindness that they represent when they get themselves out of the way for a moment to see the goodness in others. That makes everything worthwhile.

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Reality is Surreal
Gasping for air, my muscles could not hold it anymore. As I looked over my shoulder, a
giant tidal wave was fast approaching my cabin and all I could feel was an ocean of fear and
despair. I had reservations about this vacation in the first place, and now, my fears were being
realized. As the waters slow-flowed past my limbs, I could vaguely see a tree and that's all I
could focus on. My last resort was to grab it and as the water gushed over me, it took everything
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