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Caption: A Search Into The Elusive Garden The Gift
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Caption: There was a garden where the most precious gift in the world was said
to be hidden.
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Caption: Wanderers from all over the world
and all walks of life came to
explore the garden.
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Caption: The garden was filled with lots of spectacular yet elusive wonders.
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Caption: Mesmerized by the wondrous gifts the garden had to offer,
many wanderers were lost
while the most precious gift remained hidden.
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Caption: In that garden, the wanderers
would meet the Thumb.
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Caption: The Thumb gave them a sense of importance.
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Caption: He could multiply so fast,
one would start to believe the Thumb had the power to make anybody
the center of the world.
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Caption: But, when they reached out,
the Thumb left them
as quickly as it appeared,
moving its attention elsewhere.
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Caption: Further down the garden,
the wanderers encountered
The Smile.
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Caption: The Smile gave them
a sense of positivity.
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Caption: The wanderers would start to believe the whole world favored them.
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Caption: However, as they got closer...
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Caption: ... they saw The Smile was a facade of a less-friendly face.
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Caption: The Smile was nothing but a mask; conveniently worn to hide its real feelings or the absence of any.
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Caption: Deeper into the garden,
the wanderer would find
something even more tempting.
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Caption: The Heart.
Lots, and lots of
perfectly shaped hearts.
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Caption: The Heart gave them
a warm sense of being loved.
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Caption: It led the wanderers to believe
the whole world was on their side.
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Caption: But, when they tried to keep it...
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Caption: ... the Heart crumbled and vanished.
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Caption: The Heart was nothing more than a shower of graphic tokens,
easily given, easily forgotten.
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Caption: Yet, somewhere in garden,
a lucky wanderer might find something unusual that was often dismissed by others.
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Caption: The Plug.
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Caption: It didn't look precious at all.
It didn't offer anybody anything
and just kept quiet.
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Caption: One curious wanderer
tried to pull it.
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Caption: Immediately, she was disconnected from the garden.
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Caption: For a moment,
everything seemed duller.
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Caption: Slowly,
she recognized something....
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Caption: A face of a friend, of a child,
of a family, of a loving pet.
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Caption: People who had been waiting for her while she was busy gathering thumbs, smiles, and hearts.
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Caption: If you also happened
to be in that garden
for too long and too far,
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Caption: Unplug.
Disconnect.
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Caption: Be ready to give and receive
the most precious gift.
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Caption: True attention.
Full and unbroken.
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Caption: Dee Lestari Author, Singer-songwriter
www.deelestari.com
Twitter/IG/Fanpage: @DeeLestari
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