HEARTSONG
ROGER FIERSTONE
An Inquisitive Mind
Awakening Connection An Inquisitive Mind and the Human Soul Avi remembered everything. He could see it in his mind’s eye, the rolling lawns of the garden, the weeping willow near the top where he would hide and wait to pounce on his friends or his brother and sister. ‘Cowboys and Indians’ was his favourite. He would often take the part of an Indian brave. A warrior. He would paint his face to strike fear into his enemy. Beyond the garden, there was a golf course which kept the house private. Avi loved the way the mind worked. He found memory fascinating. Seeking to remember everything, he trained himself. He practised. Testing himself, and was never so jubilant as when he succeeded. He was due to sit his exams this summer. The preparation had been hard, but he was ready. He had already picked out his preferred university choices. His untutored eyes saw them as bastions of freedom and learning. Avi didn’t like school much. It was boring. His teachers were boring. He had questions ...
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