“Freeze it,” she suggested, “It’s the only way, surely. That’s how we conquered Scan...”
No...
“These things are sent to try us. All you can do is freeze it,” she suggested. “It’s the only way, surely. It’s what we did in the north, we can do it here.”
No.
“These things are sent to try us, Alan, all we have to do is freeze it. What other way is there?”
NO!
I got uncomfortable with my own idea; it felt too colonial, too oppressive. Even setting it away from Africa in a fantasy world still wouldn’t sit right with me.
Freezing a waterfall in Africa to defeat a local tribe (or Nature herself?)? I mean, please.
And with magic, it’s too easy. Almost-anti-nature vs earth wizards doesn’t fit well here, either.
Yet…
At the start of things, “Man” and Nature were pitted against one another in a struggle to see who would dominate the other across time.
Challenged to climb a great waterfall, “Man” looked across the ages to see the tools at “his” disposal. Seeing how differently humans and nature would evolve “he” smiled, produced a device to freeze the waterfall, and clambered up it.
Seeing his shortsightedness, Nature smiled, conceded defeat and looked to the long game.
No...
“These things are sent to try us. All you can do is freeze it,” she suggested. “It’s the only way, surely. It’s what we did in the north, we can do it here.”
No.
“These things are sent to try us, Alan, all we have to do is freeze it. What other way is there?”
NO!
I got uncomfortable with my own idea; it felt too colonial, too oppressive. Even setting it away from Africa in a fantasy world still wouldn’t sit right with me.
Freezing a waterfall in Africa to defeat a local tribe (or Nature herself?)? I mean, please.
And with magic, it’s too easy. Almost-anti-nature vs earth wizards doesn’t fit well here, either.
Yet…
At the start of things, “Man” and Nature were pitted against one another in a struggle to see who would dominate the other across time.
Challenged to climb a great waterfall, “Man” looked across the ages to see the tools at “his” disposal. Seeing how differently humans and nature would evolve “he” smiled, produced a device to freeze the waterfall, and clambered up it.
Seeing his shortsightedness, Nature smiled, conceded defeat and looked to the long game.
Written for Flash! Friday from the following picture prompt and including the required story element of Conflict: Man vs Nature.
Victoria Falls. CC2.0 photo by Tee La Rosa.
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