Paradise Island

The magnificent Pacific Ocean is sprinkled with miniature islands all over its mass of water. Many of these exotic islands exist within the world unknown to humankind. Of these islands there was one whose natural beauty was exceeded that of others. This was an island that evades all categorizations and that somehow breaks all paradigms. Day and night cloud white waves lapped on its soft shores, the sand glittering like gold. The overwhelming waves left traces of their grace in small yet unique sea shells, scattered on the beach like stars on the night sky. Pebbles were smoother than silk and were more magnificent than royal gems. Beyond the smooth sands, deep into the heart of the lonely island was a lush tropical forest. This was a place with some of the most raw and pristine wilderness on the planet. All sorts of trees formed an emerald canopy and under it a diverse variety of fruit dangled from low branches, within an   arm's reach.  If one was fortunate enough to bite into the pulp of the fruit, their exotic flavors would leave him wondering if he were in heaven. The majestic beach was not bare of wild life either, but the beasts that prowled and preyed in the forests were unseen by human eyes. If the fur of a tiger or skin of a snake from the forest be used to make a garment, it would be appeasing enough for royalty!

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For scores of years the island was bare of human settlement, but fortune favors the brave. A great sailor, pious and pristine, faced a terrible shipwreck in the middle of the Pacific. Of his crew, only he survived and floated on a plank that, in a matter of days, carried him to a place he imagined was Paradise. He named it Paradise Island. He fell in love with his new home. The sailor ate off the fruit and drank the sparkling water of the lakes and ponds in the forest. If a lonely person can be happy, he was the happiest lost traveler in the history of the world! But, he couldn't escape from the venoms of fate and soon death touched him. He drowned while swimming in the crystal clear waters of the beach. The tranquility of the beach became a reflection of his benevolence.
Soon enough, a ship merchant, powerful but ruthless came on this island. He and his crew uncovered one of its clandestine beauties. The beach, in fact, the entire island and the nearby waters were rich in black gold. Moreover, the beach was a natural harbor. That merchant founded a shipping company and an oil drilling site. He called it Paradise Port. The wild beasts were preyed and killed. Their beauty sold to museums. The air was tainted with smoke and disturbed by the yells and cries of sailors and merchants. The trees were cut and burnt. The smoke proved deathly to many of the animals and plants and the waters were corrupted with oil spills. The serenity of the beach burnt away with the ashes of time. Years later the people found out the island was sinking into the water. A day came when the island vanished into the unknown blue, and the settlement was destroyed. A mutual contention was nature had destroyed man, but who destroyed nature?