“We call her Mother.”
“Yes, but who is she?”
“Mother. That’s all.”
“You don’t understand. I need to know her bloodline, her ancestors, her descendants. It’s important!”
“Why?”
“I’m sorry, what do you mean?”
“Why is it important? What is the difference?”
“My research…”
“It is of no consequence. She will still be of us. She will still love and be loved in return. She will still be Mother.”
The man stared, swallowed. The grey eyes stared back, unblinking.
“Come. Come and be with us. Meet Mother. Just be.”
The man stood, feeling strangely at peace. He allowed himself to be drawn in, to meet Mother.
His research could wait.
Freya Writes... 
Do you get the word and the photo, or just the word?
This is a good story though. You have set the image well. The scene is easy to get lost in
She offers us both – you can take it in whatever direction you feel. Thank you for enjoying!
Excellent. I think I might have a go at this. I need to sink my teeth in a few more pies.
🙂
That sounds quite scary prospect…!
Haha. What I meant was write in different genres.
🙂
But it’s fun to imagine the alternative… mwahahahaaaaa
Good one Freya. I am reminded of a drama teacher who would say that it was important in performance and in life to try and be in the moment when you were with someone. Something I am aware of when i meet people, wasn’t always so good at such things!!
No, neither was (am) I…. I’m pleased that you enjoyed it, and that it reminded you of someone!
Dear Freyathewriter,
Yes, you ARE a writer. I like “conversational”…and I became momentarily the researcher. It made me realize again how many hundreds/thousands people I ignored, lost in my own desires and selfishness. I HAVE changed, but it is still good to not regret the past, yet not shut the door on it.
The researcher leanred his lesson I’m sure, as he met
Mother and learned to just BE instead of being driven to DO.
We ARE called human beings, not human doings?
PEACE and LIGHT
Steve
Thanks for dropping by my Fourth Dimension…
Thank you! 🙂
I’m glad you managed to extract so much juice from this little piece of mine.
I am sometimes too full of doing – it’s hard work just to be…. But worth the effort.
This.Is.Creepy. Great job!!! 🙂 I really, really liked it and I’m very much interested as to who Mother really is and what’ll happen to the researcher guy.
I’m not certain he will be back to tell us…. But perhaps he needed to be rescued from himself – always doing, never being… 🙂
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Be in the moment, wonderful reminder.
Thank you, Brandie!
Sometimes modern people need too much to make sense of everything and forget to just let things be what they are.
Indeed. Guilty as charged! 🙂
Oh, loved the interpretation of the photo. “Just mother.” Perfect!
Thank you, Pratibha! 🙂
Interesting,mystical story…this is a rare occasion where I really do see this expanding. Very nice piece, lively writing that engages.
Thank you!