• Vol. 04
  • Chapter 08

Of Gods and Mermaids

Belief systems come and go, the rock which we inhabit turns slow on its axis. She stares out the window of her box room at the monsoon type conditions and thinks… the clouds, they do not harm anyone.

For years now all there has been on the news is war and violence and even more before. The world has always been a violent place, are the recent events any different to over a thousand years ago when the Vikings raided a coastal settlement.

Humans are one species living on one planet but with a myriad of different ideologies, cultures, imaginary friends and world views. In the 21st century it is not time to put an end to the belief in gods and mermaids.

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