She strolled past me, a better part of her visible body covered in tattoos. I caught sight of the Dragonfly on her back and giving in to my curiousity, I walked up to her, said hello, complimented her dragonfly and engaged her in a brief conversation.
Her body art serves as a cover for scars from injuries sustained in a car accident. She asked if I thought they were too much and I said no, that I could imagine the tattoos were prettier to look at than the keloids.
She smiled, stood still and obliged me with a photo 🙂
I did a little research on the dragonfly and found this information:
In almost every part of the World, the Dragonfly symbolizes change. Change in the perspective of self-realization. The kind of change that has its source in mental and emotional maturity and the understanding of the deeper meaning of life.
I may never come across the Dragonfly lady again, but I’ll remember the warmth in her eyes and the pleasure received from the conversation.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
It is wonderful how the ‘dragonfly lady’ brought in beauty to her life even though her body was scarred!
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I think so too. Something more cheerful for her to look at other than the scars.
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An interesting snippet of information about the dragonfly Jacqueline. Thanks for sharing this and your conversation with the lady that sparked your interest.
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Thank you too Lady Cee 🙂
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Wonderfully crafted character and a nice vignette, Jacqueline. An enjoyable read. Thank you.
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Thank you for visiting and your comments 🙂
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I love how you always get to have the most interesting conversations, I love her body art and the story behind the art
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I’ve found that people are willing to converse with you once the approach is friendly and of course in the right place. Thank you 🙂
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Nice feature!
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Thank you 🙂
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The pleasure received from the conversation🙌
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🙂
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Thanks for sharing this with us.
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Thank you Miriam 🙂
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Beautiful, love this😊
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Thank you 🙂
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The metaphor and symbology of the dragonfly is very interesting – it is a harbinger of transformation and change, very spiritual 🙂
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Great insight. Thank you Raili 🙂
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Such a nice sweet story. You must be a wonderful person!
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What a lovely comment Christina. Thank you 🙂
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The dragonfly is lovely and I like the way you describe your interaction with the wearer.
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Thank you Janice 🙂
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Beautiful story and you did a lovely job of capturing it.
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Thank you Eugenia 🙂
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Just goes to show that you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. That tattoo looks extremely painful but probably no more painful than the scars she bares.
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What a deep insight Tasha. Yes, indeed we must never judge a book by its cover and the crisscrossed contusions/keloids she had her left side from her accident told the story of the pain she must have been through.
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It is really beautiful!
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Thank you Beth 🙂
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