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Essay / This is a short story by Won-A-Pa-Lei or Karana - 564
I often think about my decisions and how they affected me and the island. What if I had chosen this instead of that? What if I had done this differently? These questions often come to mind as I go about my day. I absolutely don't think my decisions had a negative effect on the island, but who really knows? This is not the case and none of my animal friends could tell me otherwise. I made mistakes and I know it, but I'm only human and my choices may not have had such an impact on the huge island I inhabited. I often wonder how my experience would have been different if Ramo had survived the wolf attack. What gave me screaming nightmares was the rush of water gushing and gushing out of nowhere. It still shocks me that so much water could have drifted out of the ocean and back into it after washing away so many objects. I don't regret doing what I did on my precious island. I think if I regretted something, I wouldn't be where I am today and that would be a horrible disaster. I made some great friends and met some wonderful people and animals. I always honored my vow not to harm or kill another animal by not telling them anything about how I lived or who I lived.