In this this first unit of our new class Stories we discussed what made a story interesting and engaging. We talked about how it was necessary to include a lot of detail/ descriptive words to show off the world you are creating. We had two field experiences in this unit, one was inviting a storyteller over and tell us stories while explaining the important elements of one. This really helped me create my story because it gave so many examples. My job in this unit as to create a story that would demonstrate the creation of a world. I decided to name my world Aleph. Aleph isn't like a lot of other religions and creation stories out there, this story starts with an element and how this element created a world like our today. I hope you enjoy.
The Creation of Aleph
The air and the water got into an argument about what they wanted to call this world. The Water wanted to call their world Aleph, while the air wanted to call the world Dependence. Naming the world Dependence made Air feel powerful. The Water wanted to name the world Aleph because she believed that the world would be ever expanding in the universe she created, and the sentient beings would create their own infinite pathways. Aleph comes from the math term of the same name that shows sets of infinite. The Air wanted to name the world dependence after the their relationship with the beings on the world. The beings depended on the Water and the Air to support them. The Air and the Water turned to a hostile relationship.This tension and frustration between the Air and the Water caused rows of mountains to pop up and stab through the land like spearheads. The mountains were giant rocks that towered over the trees and plants. The mountains had massive hills that gave off the appearance of the giants kneeling down. These great mountains were new to the humans; they fearlessly and without caution explored the mountains.
One day, Shamun visited the mountains, he wanted to know why they were shaped as giants. Little did Shamun know that these mountains had come from conflict between his creators. The mountains were the home for air and water’s anger. Shamun came to the mountains while Air and Water were arguing. This arguing caused a windstorm in the mountains that caused Shamun to fall to his death. This was the first time that a human had died because of the two creators. The people eventually found out about the death of their friend. The town fell into a deep depression; people walked slowly with their heads down in mourning. The town ha an eerie sense of quiet and emptiness. People sadly did their duties to keep the town running in a town of sadness. Plenty of people have died since the creation of humans, but the death of Shamun was special because the people usually get words from Water and Air about their life and the individuals afterlife while Shamun didn’t receive any words from Water and Air. They felt like Water and Air had forgotten about the world and the people they created.
This depression caught the eyes of Air and Water. Air and Water discussed for 3 days about how they wanted to repay the village for their terrible mistake. They were so concerned that about the morale of the village they stopped bickering. Water told the people of the village of their terrible mistake and told the people about Shamun’s afterlife. Air came to realize that the world they created wasn’t about dominance and that it was instead about love for each-other. Water an Air discussed about adding a temple for Shamun into the world, this temple would represent the similarities between man and their creators. We argue and make mistakes, none of us are greater than the other. They built the temple on the mountain where Shamun had fell. The temple was positioned right on the mountain's backbone; this clearly showed that Water and Air were the support for the people and that the people were their creators support. The temple smelled like roses and baked goods that Water and Air delivered everyday. The temple was a haven for people to connect with one-another and their creators. Air told Water that the world should be named Aleph instead of Dependence, Water agreed. This world would be named after the countless mistakes, corrections, questions and possibilities that the world would endure throughout time. This world would be named Aleph.
Trail for travelling
I took this photo to show where the village's trail which would allow the people to reach the temple.
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| "Trail leading to temple" IF 2017 |
Artist's statement
This action project wasn't very difficult; I found out to be pretty simple to write a creation story with a lot of creative involvement. The most difficult part was trying to implement my creative input into the story without getting in the way of the necessary elements like the last feature. I really enjoyed writing this story, I couldn't begin to describe how happy I was when I had put everything together like a puzzle. I enjoyed learning about these new concepts and genre of literature.
