I watched as a huge, hairy
creature emerged from the cave. I had
read about cavemen and the beginning of time, but now I was witnessing it for
myself. The creature walked mostly slumped
over with his knuckles nearly dragging the ground. The bulk of his body was covered with an
animal skin of some sort. Nothing I had
ever seen. It looked rather like the
hide of a Brontosaurus. Now in all fairness,
I have no idea what a Brontosaurus looked like, but that is what came to my
mind as I looked at the creature. Behind
him was another creature. This one was
smaller in stature, but wore the same sort of animal skin. This one carried some sort of small bundle
that was made of the same skin. It
slowly dawned on me, that what I was seeing was a primitive man with his
primitive woman and the bundle was a baby.
I watched in horror as what could only be a saber tooth tiger burst forth from the trees and leapt on the woman. The man made an attempt to club the animal, but it was to no avail. In the melee the baby was dropped and as the tiger tore into the woman the man grabbed the baby and ran back into the safety of the cave.
I stood in mute terror at the sight before. Suddenly I felt or sensed that I was not alone. I turned my head to find Rompano there with me.
“Oh, my God! What is this? Where are we? Who are these people?” I had gone to sleep and now I was totally confused. Was this a dream?
Rompano smiled. “Well, dear girl, this is your past. You will see more of these pictures from past lives and each one will teach you a lesson. I will tell you that one of these people was you. Can you guess which one?”
I stared at him in disbelief. This was ludicrous. He tapped his fingers together to show he was waiting. OK, I would play his silly little game.
“Of course, I am the woman who just got eaten!” Rompano laughed.
“No, you are the baby. Your father will raise you alone. He will teach you to stand straight and tall. You will wear a headband and fashion a bow and arrow. You will tame a horse to ride and you will lead your clan in battle. You will be a fierce warrior and you will be very respected. You will fashion a needle out of bone and use sinew for your thread. You will clothe your people. You will discover how to make fire with a piece of flint and dry seed pods. You will move your people from cave man to Neanderthal.”
“So, am I a woman then?”
“No, you are neither man nor woman. You are what is known as a shaman.”
“And what life lesson am I learning?”
“You are learning to lead. You become a judge, so you are learning to be fair. You are learning patience.”
I looked at Rompano and as I gazed at him, he faded away and I was once more in my room, without having to even think about it. I had the feeling that my life was about to get very interesting.
I watched in horror as what could only be a saber tooth tiger burst forth from the trees and leapt on the woman. The man made an attempt to club the animal, but it was to no avail. In the melee the baby was dropped and as the tiger tore into the woman the man grabbed the baby and ran back into the safety of the cave.
I stood in mute terror at the sight before. Suddenly I felt or sensed that I was not alone. I turned my head to find Rompano there with me.
“Oh, my God! What is this? Where are we? Who are these people?” I had gone to sleep and now I was totally confused. Was this a dream?
Rompano smiled. “Well, dear girl, this is your past. You will see more of these pictures from past lives and each one will teach you a lesson. I will tell you that one of these people was you. Can you guess which one?”
I stared at him in disbelief. This was ludicrous. He tapped his fingers together to show he was waiting. OK, I would play his silly little game.
“Of course, I am the woman who just got eaten!” Rompano laughed.
“No, you are the baby. Your father will raise you alone. He will teach you to stand straight and tall. You will wear a headband and fashion a bow and arrow. You will tame a horse to ride and you will lead your clan in battle. You will be a fierce warrior and you will be very respected. You will fashion a needle out of bone and use sinew for your thread. You will clothe your people. You will discover how to make fire with a piece of flint and dry seed pods. You will move your people from cave man to Neanderthal.”
“So, am I a woman then?”
“No, you are neither man nor woman. You are what is known as a shaman.”
“And what life lesson am I learning?”
“You are learning to lead. You become a judge, so you are learning to be fair. You are learning patience.”
I looked at Rompano and as I gazed at him, he faded away and I was once more in my room, without having to even think about it. I had the feeling that my life was about to get very interesting.
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