In the Name of I

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Bea Eschen. In the Name of I

Contents

Foreword

1. Childhood in Germany. The Waterfall

2. South Africa. Let there be Light

3. New Zealand. The Meadow and The Sea

4. Australia. Indigenous Rose

5. Living Life. The Truth of Dreams

Also by Bea Eschen

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Foreword

1. Childhood in Germany

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The first television set caused much excitement in the family. Now, the atrocities of the world filled the family’s cozy living room. Although the siblings had strict instructions to watch children's program only, they took every opportunity to peek at the program for adults, of which Alannah understood nothing. Question after question formed in her mind. The outside world she craved to see differed greatly from her small world at home. The world was alien and untouchable.

During the cold and rainy winter and autumn months the siblings had to stay indoors. In the nearby woods, the trees were heavy with the weight of the snow and unsuitable for climbing. The long and pointy icicles hanging off the roof edges provided a constant danger. The slippery roads and trails were impassable. Alannah’s favorite activity was building snowmen and sledging in the family’s back garden. The children rolled up two big snowballs for the snowman’s torso and head until the weight stopped them from rolling any further. With a joint force and much grunting and groaning they lifted the head onto the lower body. A carrot found in the kitchen veggie cupboard served as the nose, two black stones became eyes and the mouth was drawn with tiny pebbles collected from the driveway.

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