It will Hurt If your Head is in the Clouds

Often we question what it would feel like to have the power to do something that we are not capable of fulfilling at the very moment. We fantasize about it and eventually become anxious to achieve it. Anxiety soon clouds the reality of where we stand and for an instance we fly up to the clouds. Only, in a sudden moment, our wings disappear and we plummet back into what is real… We all have the tendency to get lost in the clouds, though it seems like a harmless act, it has the potential to shatter us to the most minuscule pieces.

The short story; The Stolen Party written by Liliana Heker portrays this concept within the story. The historical plot involves a girl named Rosaura and her mother who is employed to the rich household of Senora Ines and Rosaura’s friend Luciana. Rosaura’s young stubborn self fails to realize no matter how she looks at her situation, she is not considered her friend’s equal. The blunt fact hovers above everything; she is the daughter of a poor employer of a rich family- that’s where it starts and where it ends. There could never be a thicker line separating their social standings. Yet still, Rosaura has her head in the clouds, fantasizing about the power of authority and acceptance which she never had, because just the thought of it brings her contentment and joy. To pursue her contentment she crosses her boundaries. She thinks she gains acceptance when she plays with the children at Luciana’s birthday party. She thinks she has authority when she was able to decide who will get the bigger piece of the birthday cake and who will not. But in reality a higher queen sits on her throne above her with a natural manipulative crown, making everything happen for the benefit of herself; Senora Ines. By the end of the story when Senora Ines holds out cash to Rosaura for helping her pass out the drinks and cake, Rosaura is shoved back harshly to her side of the line when she realizes the authority she felt didn’t belong to her. The single act of offering of payment shows, Rosaura is not Luciana’s equal but the daughter of her friend’s mother’s employer and that is what she will always be in Senora Ines’ eyes. Not equal.

Young Rosaura dreamed, though it’s fantastic to have a dream to reach, it’s unsafe if that dream floats in a whole new planet light years away when you don’t simply have what it takes to get there. Obstacles and challenges in the form of meteoroids will collide against your space ship which can bring you down in a split second. You’re moment’s peace could be taken away in a millisecond. It will hurt. It will hurt a lot. But whether or not you have the potential to endure it or not will play a critical part into making a dream which you craved for into a gratifying reality.