The Acorn

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

               From History by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why am I who I am?

Why does time go by?

What if we run out of future?

I was a child with many questions.

Always intrigued by the dimension of time,

by the mysteries of life, death, and evolution,

I often imagined what it would be like to go back in time

to find the acorns that represent our genesis.

Soon, that voyage will begin.

Not in a time machine, but as a student of Archaeology,

and as I prepare for my travels through time and history,

my mind fills with new questions.

What journey, what sacrifices did our ancestors make to plant the seeds

that would ultimately become the complex cultures of today’s world?

What messages did they leave for us to discover?

What wisdom did they hope we would pass along?

These are the questions that fuel my dreams, my imagination.

This is the passion that guides my future.

This is why I pursue art, study history, teach myself classic languages.

They hold the secrets to our past and to our future.

Which job will change my life?

Curator? Conservator? Archaeologist? I do not yet know.

What I do know is that I would not have a life to change

without those who came before me.

Each ancient statue, sculpture, and piece of art has a unique voice.

They are the acorns from which we’ve evolved.

And we all would do well to hear what they have to say

for without them, we would not exist.