Today, I learned what it means to be a deer in The Endless Forest.
To be a deer means to be at peace.
To be a deer means to have time to see beauty...
...that you might not have time to enjoy otherwise, or might miss.
Being a deer means seeing odd things and having time to enjoy them (note the random floating bird).
Being a deer means seeing the sights and discovering places.
Being a deer means realizing that being nameless with no pelt can be just as fun.
Being a deer means realizing that falling in the pond is
fun and you really want to do it more. Being a frog is just too much fun.
Being a deer means enjoying wading in the pond...and catching a funny look on your deer's face even though you didn't mean to.
Being a deer means discovering the Crying Idol and the beauty that surrounds it...
...and finding a creative way to bow to it.
Being a deer means running through a statue so you can turn red...
...then bathing in the streams that come from it.
Being a deer means just taking a nice walk through the forest (and not feeling like a deer with a human face).
Being a deer means discovering that running through trees has its own sound (as does your deer slipping). Then, when you go back to the picture, you also see what looks like your deer farting.
That's probably one of my favorite parts of The Endless Forest-the spells.