Euphoria
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Euphoria was where tree frogs chirped across the borders of a green pond. For background, Wing came to the pond quite unaware one foggy grey morning in the summertime. And the frogs were beginning to chirp even through the fog. For further background, Wing had a friend named Splendor, who always seemed to know the best places to go and the best things to do. Wing and Splendor used to spend lots of time talking about what they wanted to do and where they wanted to go. Splendor knew about Euphoria and told Wing they should go there sometime. Wing had spent lots of time throughout his youth wishing on wishful things and had failed to an extent to see much of the fog, as appeared on that morning of the fog near Euphoria. As a consequence, and being unaware, he simply noted the beautiful green pond that morning — and the frogs.
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The story basically concerns the conflict between good and evil. Innocence is predominant in the relationship between Wing and Splendor, who seems to Wing to be the Mentor he seeks. However, what Wing is not aware of is that Splendor is as far away from understanding the truth as any one being could be. The new life that Splendor seeks for Wing is a new life of delusion which Splendor is convinced is better. What Splendor does not realize is that he is self-deluding and unable to comprehend the difference between mind and spirit. Splendor has shown to be a self-centered, egotistical being who cannot compromise his position. The well-rehearsed scam worked for a while, but there is no longer a profit in it for him, so he must leave. Wing goes on struggling with his own quest, "the mere proof to others wolves do howl at the moon and you do exist." Through time, Wing discovers that he cannot struggle entirely alone and finds ultimate peace in an existence with a higher power which is essential to all beings.
About the Author
Melissa Bentley, MA in Clinical Psychology, has spent her years since the late 1960’s until now, searching for a meaning to life and existence. She grew up in a small Mid-western town, left home at eighteen to attend an out-of-state university primarily because she wanted to escape her restricted family home-life. She fell under the influence of several “not-so-good” characters, reminiscent of Evilness in this fantasy novel. However, Melissa survived, much like Wing, by finding her strength and power in a supreme being, a higher power in this little novel.