Minutia in English y en Español
Itâs summer, and living is easy. On the way to the commons, people have unfurled from the cold. They are friendly and hellos are forthcoming. Not that they stop to speak to a strangerâa quick greeting suffices.
Water laps the shore from the cove and sound relaxes. The air smells of green. Thereâs blue and bright colors and solace.
Turmoil is wiped away.There is a minutia to it all.
I have always dwelt in the land of minutia. It swamps meâovertakes me.
As an emerging adult, I dwelt in the land of diatoms, paramecium and cell structures. I dreamt of finding a way to target deficiencies in cell structures with cancer-specific antigens in order to alert the immune system to the very presence of cancer cells, thus destroying themâa process I swear by to this day. Â They have now taken to altering T cells to fight cancer.
In my early travels through college, I challenged an English professor; saying that I didnât need his damned rules to write a technical paper and wrote down my views on the mitosis of cancer cells. They split relentlessly, creating a culture en
masse of cells that lack communication; thereby, overtaking the communal structure of functioning cells. Shel Silverstein's, âThe Missing Piece and the Big O,â comes to mind--a gift from my interaction with my children.I got a B+ on the paper.
Paul Walters presented his piece: https://www.bebee.com/producer/@https-twitter-com-paulvwalters/coming-up-for-air-revisiting-cape-town-south-africa as I was writing this.  I envy his connection to places.  My connections to my childhood are "things."
I challenged my Zoology Professor on the difference between carapace and cuticula, winning that battle. The internet was not readily available then; so I forged my way through referencing experts in their fields to make my point. I simply called them on the phone, wrote their names down, and presented them to my Professor.
Educators were always my heroes, and when a position in a medical college far away in the Midwest was offered, I declined, citing my childâs needs over my own. Â But I never gave up my connections to Educators who were readily available; they were like surrogate parentsâpushing me on. Â Finishing my BA was like being thrown out of my home. Â Now that I have a chance to pursue my MFA, I can go back and reconnect.
I swore off the minutia of cells to embark on the journey of psychology. My childâs mood swung wildly, and I could not shoehorn him into relevant courses of action. Children are like that. I eventually learned to roll with the punches and enjoy the minutia of childhood.
Childhood has an illogical logic all of its own. I infused my life with it; all while striving to keep my connections with educators.
I dabbled in engineering and chemistry. (Those educators told us to prepare to be the loneliest people in the world.  They were right.)  A highlight in my life was not a place, but witnessing the use of a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in action and viewing atoms.  My learning disabilities were crippling in learning those âlanguagesâ to the greatest extent, so I finally settled on psychology and writing, leaving mitosis and electrons far behind. I traded calculus for words.
My children's needs guided every step of my way. I distinctly remember consciously giving up travels through the DOS of my PCâknowing that if I delved into it, I would never come up for air. My children needed me.
When you live in the land of minutia, nothing is ever simpleâor maybe it is. Everything is like an equationâa derivative. Green is not just a color; itâs a derivative of something. The wave licking the shore is abundant with organisms. People are the flavor of the experienceâenhancing it like a meat tenderizer. People force a connection to an emotional world where green is naturally green. People are so necessary. Â Questions dissolve into connections. Itâs a hungry feeling. I want more.
Lisa đ Gallagher presented her piece: https://www.bebee.com/producer/@lisa-gallagher/dear-anxiety-i-hate-you.  She goes through the pitfalls of connections.  Perhaps that is why I prefer connections to diatoms, paramecium, and cells.  But I think we all hunger for Connection.
Lisa đ Gallagher's buzz provides me with Joy in this buzz:Â https://www.bebee.com/producer/@ali-anani/joy-dancing-for-me
There is Joy in many things. Â I remember Joy. Â I felt joy at the birth of my child. Â My second child clung to life at birth. Â Joy is greatly muted when life melds with the possibility of death. Â It comes much later.
en español
Hago lo mejor que puedo con el traductor. Los enlaces estån en inglés.
Minutia
El agua cubre la orilla de la ensenada y el sonido se relaja. El aire huele a verde. Hay colores azules y brillantes y consuelo.
La agitaciĂłn es borrada. Hay una minucia a todo.
Siempre he vivido en la tierra de la minucia. Me mata, me alcanza.
Como un adulto emergente, vivĂa en la tierra de diatomeas, paramĂ©cios y
estructuras celulares. Soñé con encontrar una manera de dirigir las deficiencias en estructuras celulares con los antĂgenos especĂficos del cĂĄncer para alertar al sistema inmune a la misma presencia de las cĂ©lulas cancerosas, destruyĂ©ndolas asĂ-un proceso que juro por hoy. Han tomado ahora para alterar las
cĂ©lulas T para combatir el cĂĄncer.En mis primeros viajes a la universidad, desafiĂ© a un profesor de inglĂ©s; Diciendo que no necesitaba sus malditas reglas para escribir un artĂculo tĂ©cnico y anotar mis puntos de vista sobre la mitosis de las cĂ©lulas cancerosas. Se dividieron implacablemente, creando una cultura en masa de cĂ©lulas que carecen de comunicaciĂłn; Superando asĂ la estructura comunal de las cĂ©lulas funcionales. Shel Silverstein, "The Missing Piece y The Big O", viene a la mente - un regalo de mi interacciĂłn con mis hijos.
Hay alegrĂa en muchas cosas. Recuerdo Joy. Â SentĂ alegrĂa por el nacimiento de mi hijo. Mi segundo hijo se aferrĂł a la vida al nacer. La alegrĂa estĂĄ muy silenciada cuando la vida se funde con la posibilidad de la muerte. Viene mucho mĂĄs tarde.
About the Author: Â Joyce Bowen is a freelance writer and public speaker. Â Inquiries can be made at crwriter@comcast.net
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