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.



Being a deer means being captivated by the view (and proud of the screenshot itself).



Being a deer means enjoying the forest for itself and leaving out real life issues so that you can just...relax. It means being able to believe in magic.



Being a deer means being able to skip and jump over rocks like a little kid without worrying about how you'll look (because everyone else is doing it too).



Being a deer means laying down in any spot you want for the day...



...and wondering how you missed all of this before.

Last...Being a deer means being able to be yourself.

Don't forget the forest itself. There is beauty in solitude.


Apologies for the HUGE images. >.>