She is not hiding

She told me the story about Maria Kurenai
"A sickly girl who becomes powerful
Posessed by her distant relative Shizuka Hio
Maria Kurenai becomes the aristocratic vampire
Maria Kurenai becomes the strong and powerful"

 
 When she told me the story
her eyes was glowing
as children do when telling stories

There is a difference

She dresses in her clothes

She puts on her hair

She puts on her makeup

 

 
She becomes Maria Kurenai

  

 
But she is not hiding

It is not a disguise

It is not a mask

 

This is Cosplay

Her walk is confident as Maria Kurenai
With her head high
Her eyes glowing
A hidden confident smile

In her beautiful costume

Her inner beauty now can arise to the surface

Showing the strong girl

A girl that can make a difference

  

  

It is not Shizuka Hio within

It is herself 

Her true strenght and beauty shining through

 

I see the girl behind the costume

Powerful and fragile 

Strong and caring

I know she will make a difference

 

But today
She dresses up

Becomes the character

She is not hiding

She becomes her

But she is herself

Life

Life is exploration and discoveries.

 Life is freedom to speech...

Life is having someone to lean against in troublesome times...

Sometimes in life we feel like puppets in string, losing control over our life.

Sometimes we only sit and watch life go by.

But, sometimes in life we also feel excitement even from the strangest encounters. 

Sometimes, when we least expect it, someone is there...

Life is celebration… Like a child dancing around a fountain, finding joy and happiness… 

Life is when we do extraordinary things that give joy to someone else…

Life is finding joy when we are playing and laughing together…

When life begins; we hang on to someone trusted and taking our first steps.

We seek shelter from rain, wind and storm…

Then for a moment; a small world is invited to see our love and happiness that is shared …

Life is connecting with others...

Communicating with words or with a look…" I can see you too"...

 Connecting without a word, captured in a picture…

 Eyes can tell a story… A story from experience and life itself… Eyes can tell a story of dreams and strength… 

Life is ability to create…

Creating something new, or fix what was broken to give it a new life…

 Life is a monument over men and woman that has been before... 

They created the way for others to follow…

Life is what we live today, what we had yesterday and what we are waiting for tomorrow wherever the path may lead us…