Do
you know that Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” is about an UNDINE?
It’s true! (Get your minds out of the gutter –
not undies.) 
undine (un dēn) – n. coined by Paracelsus for a water
spirit in his alchemical system; a wave; folklore:
a female water spirit who can acquire a soul, by marrying and having a child by
a mortal. [Human soul of course, as opposed to a fish-soul; do fish have souls?]
Mermaids,
Nereids and *naiads, are all species of undines
and enjoy the legends of nymphs *“… living in and giving life to springs,
fountains, rivers, and lakes,” says Webster.
Apparently
life underwater, swimming with Flipper
isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, causing the undines to desire a human soul. But relinquishing those cool mermaid tails for legs
– well, is that such a great idea? Consider ...
As a human in today's society, you would be discriminated against for your
bi-racial genetics and never know who to side with – the humans who want to
catch and cook you, or your
overbearing culture that demands you remain waterlogged in archaic principles. And
then you’d be vilified in social media and hung out to dry by the talking
heads. But I digress …
Let’s just say,
striving to better yourself is commendable, but you have to stay true to
yourself … know yourself first … only then will you have insight to know the
truth in others.
Are
you swimming with a handsome prince (or a beautiful nymph) or diving with a shark?
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