Allie Kittel
Oct. 2007   

The Color of Life

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            Krog consists of everything usual, normal, and predictable.  The future is easily told because of the present.  All that is, will always be.  This state of being is unusual to us earthlings.  It may be hard to imagine now, but, at one time in our existence, we knew what this world was like.  Krog is practically the same as earth, in a physical sense.  There are buildings, forests, homes, lakes and, of course, people.  The whole world is filled with lifelessness.  Not really gloom, but definitely not joy. 

            Everyone and thing lives in a world of black and white… metaphorically and literally.  Actually, it’s more a black world than white.  The reason there is no color, is the lack of light.  There is none.  No candles or lamps.  Although there is a moon, there was no sun to reflect of the moon’s surface.  It’s just a plain, colorless, emotionless, drab planet.  That way, things can be… predictable.  Nothing hurts, no one suffers, and no hardship that comes with change is experienced.

            The ruler of Krog is known as Krognash.  He is the man in the moon that overlooks Krog.  He created this world and everything about it.  ‘This way,’ he thought,’ No one will experience pain or heartache.’  But very quickly Krognash realized the mistake that he had made.  Without pain, there could never be bliss.  A little too late to reverse his mistake, he decided to create another world.  He would call this one Earth.   He created Earth close to the moon that he dwelled on so that he would be able to watch both worlds.  And for this world, he created the sun and light, so the inhabitants could live in color and beauty, alive with excitement.  This was truly a beautiful creation, and Krognash couldn’t help but be proud.  He added gushing waterfalls, deep green seas, majestic mountains, and long stretching plains to acts as a drawing board for the animals and people. 

            Oh, the people!  He knew he had forgotten something.  He wanted the krognites to experience love along with pain, and to also enjoy this creation of his.  He would take a couple at a time (there is no death on Krog) and start them on the journey to Earth.  They would enter earth as babies, that they might learn a little at a time and not be overwhelmed.  Although, it was inevitable the babies would be confused… Krog is extremely different from Earth.  This world is a little too much for firstborns so they keep their eyes closed often and sleep a lot.  It is too bright for them to see compared to a lightless world. 

            Over time they get used to it and forget about Krog.  But they grow up. And they make mistakes, learn, grow, and create; a wonderful gift to have.