As we gently drifted through narrow tributaries, the calls of monkeys and birds echoing from the canopy, brimming with questions that I don't remember the answers to, what stayed with me is Seu Severino's equanimity.
Unhurried, comfortably moving with the current, negotiating the submerged growth with calm assurance, instead of fighting it.
He embodied the strength and serenity of the rainforest.
He belonged here.