One of the many secondary
characters in Only Human is based on a primary character in my life. In short,
Mrs. Fawn is based on the wisdom of my mother. Throughout my life, Mama has
been a central figure who has given me all the love I can handle and enough
lessons to last a lifetime, and she continues to inspire and amaze me every
single day.
I’ve been able to be with mom
through countless events in our lives and every single time, she has tread on,
she has shown patience of the Biblical kind and perserverance I have not seen
elsewhere. Born in Camagüey, Cuba; mom has always shown tenacity and a will to
not just survive, but thrive and all the while bearing that wonderful smile
that could make anything seem possible.
She has often shared her wisdom
through words, though much more often, through action. Always leading by
example, she has taught me to be kind, to never ask why, but what for in
regards to life’s challenges and to always do my best to learn from what I
live. She’s also taught me to never settle, to never give up, to always be true
to myself, to be honest, to be generous and to always offer a helping hand, not
in case you need one in the future, but because it should be embedded in our
psyche to always do our best and give the best.
Although her appearance comes a
ways into the book, there is something I really enjoy about Mrs. Fawn and about
my mom… she appears not only in Only Human and its sequels, but in various
other stories in my life because there’s just no way to keep her out of my
tales or my heart.
So here’s to you Mama.
Thank you for love, inspiration
and life.
You made me and I will always
want to make you as proud of me as I am of you.
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