SACREDNESS
Once upon a time a few years ago
a young man in a classroom asked
“Is that a sacred instrument?”
pointing to one of the indigenous
percussion instruments on the table
“Yes”,
I replied
“What about that one, is that a sacred instrument?”
he asked,
pointing to another instrument
“Yes”,
again I replied
pause
“And that one, and that one?”
“Definitely”
I replied again
“So………….all of these instruments are sacred?”
he asked
pointing to the instruments that I was surrounded by
“Yes”,
I replied,
“they are, each and everyone of them”
Longer pause
he stopped to think
looked down and back up,
our eyes met and he asked
“Am I sacred?”
“YES.
Absolutely”,
I responded
“You are sacred,
and so is each and everyone of us......
but most have forgotten or don’t
believe that they are…”
he smiled and we continued
a few days later his teacher called laughing to tell me
“This kid is walking around the school
telling EVERYBODY that he is sacred”……..
YES
Yes he is
we all are
VERY MUCH SO