There's a gap between reality and illusion here and it's not magical. Nobody jumped in to save him, although some people threw life rings that he seemed to make no attempt to reach. He wants to die," "Go on, go back home," and "Let him die at this point," were possibly the least offensive. No wonder it seemed best to the drowned man not to live in a world where people are capable of such casual cruelty. In a story familiar to us, Hawaiians have been alienated from their land, so what small holdings remain are important to them.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 02, 2017 05:02 UTC