Beanstalks and Balance
One of my mom’s old friends said that if you plant a bean and have the stalk climb along a trellis of some sort, your baby will have excellent balance. But I don’t know how this actually works: Does the bean have to undergo a ceremony before you plant it? Do you have to plant it at a certain time? How do you actually get the essence of Embry in the bean before you plant it? I didn’t know to ask these and other specific questions then.
But I do know this; I think someone actually performed the ceremony for me because of my excellent balance. I remember my first balance act: it was on my friend’s bike. I had been riding on training wheels for a few months on a Western Auto bike. I grew tired of the training wheels and decided to hop on my friend’s bike. It was a huge bike, a Tank. I could barely reach the pedals, but I rode it. Without falling. I like to think now that I didn’t really need those training wheels back then. I think I could have just ridden a bike without going through that phase. That’s something I will never know, though.
Perfect Balance is something I hope Embry will possess. It comes in handy in certain situations. Like when you start slipping while you’re walking on ice and you’re Perfect Balance kicks in and you slide on your left foot for several inches/feet until your shoe catches and you’re able to continue your walk without falling. Or when you’re on top of the ladder with a huge box you’re trying to put away. Or when you lose you’re footing while you’re riding your skateboard on a half-pipe and Perfect Balance makes you land on your padded knees instead of your head.
Perfect Balance (also known as Cat-Like Stealth), an essential skill that we must pass on to Embry…
What kind of bean do we use? Do you plant it before Embry is born? or after? Do you save the plant? Does Embry need to eat something from the plant?…