face to face with a crustacean, for a while - i am the visitor to the hermit crab's space. i have all these assumptions - that he is a he, that he would speak english if he had human capacities such as the ability to speak, that he is able to understand a spiritual connection that forms between us when we come face to face. "don't be afraid", i wish upon him. can he sense my willingness to protect him from harm, at least while i am present? sure, he scurries a little, but when i get really close, he just looks at me with those eyes, and i like to think that, for a moment, when we are face to face, we form a connection.
