Reason behind the nomination

They called her the cactus because she hated hugs and could spend a lifetime lost in the desert without getting lonely.

As defined in the English dictionary, “Desert” means an arid land with usually sparse vegetation. 

I have always believed that there is beauty in everything. 

The desert, despite its emptiness, its dryness and all the negative features that make it uninhabitable, it will always be charming and beautiful.

If you contemplate this artwork created by God, you can notice how calm and relaxing it is. 

It brings peace to our souls. 

The intense sun blazes down on the rough yet amazingly beautiful sand, the incredible feeling of being the only person with a heart beating within mile sets in.

You look up, the sky seems like an impeccable contrast to the land underneath you, imperturbable and blue. A perfect painting with a crater punched through the sky for the light to advance through.

It is an ironic twist, how the giver of life has seemed to have taken the life away from this.

 

I, as an introvert, have always loved contemplating things and tried to look at the positivity of everything around me. 

Being minimalist and introvert at the same time, I realized how much the word “desert” represents my personality and identity. 

                                                                            Chirine.