[ID: photo of a box turtle on a patch of grass and the text "Never give up on your life" and "Rockalina, box turtle, endured 50 years on a kitchen floor". The turtle is shown from the side, but her head is raised and turned to look at the camera. /End ID]
So, like a lot of other people, youtube has handed me the videos of the youtube channel "Garden State Tortoise", particularly the videos about Rockalina. And I cry so hard every time I see her, because her story is just so emotional. She's been kept on the floor of a kitchen (or a house) and been fed cat food and "lettuce and stuff" for 50 years. Then she was rescued by the people of the "Garden State Tortoise" and slowly brought back to life.
And honestly, I am not even a turtle person, but this little creature has shown so much will to live, that I can only describe her as a Survivor. And she doesn't just survive. She fights. She WANTS to come back to life. Her will to live is so purely instinct that it touched my heart.
So I had to make this, as a small token of reverence.
