tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581562723569817180.post3857786268585884702..comments2023-09-13T00:41:03.157-07:00Comments on Journey to Wildness: Wildness DelayedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226146861360480298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581562723569817180.post-61822982331609489672012-01-08T06:01:56.724-08:002012-01-08T06:01:56.724-08:00A very wise woman once told me birth is painful. B...A very wise woman once told me birth is painful. Bringing a child from the womb is painful. As new shoots spring from the earth after winter, earth splits and cracks--it hurts.<br /><br />The rewards are indescribable.<br /><br />A human child takes about 9 months to prepare for birth. For mom: Your organs squish together, your skin stretches...as baby grows, there's seems to be less space for you. Toward the end, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting...goes on forever. You can't sleep, you can't eat more than three bites, you can step more than 3 feet away from the bathroom...<br /><br />Then your water breaks and you realize how much you have left to do and, for a few moments, how completely unready you are.<br /><br />Can you imagine being an elephant?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771026732139177953noreply@blogger.com