aya, aya {welcome}
The People welcome you.
Here, is the story of our beginning as told by our ancestors.
Somewhere down in
the underworld
we were created by the Great Spirit, the Creator. We were created first
one, then two, then three. We were created equal, of oneness, living in
a spiritual way, where the life is everlasting. We were happy and at
peace
with our fellow men. All things were plentiful, provided by our Mother
Earth upon which we were placed. We did not need to plant or work to
get
food. Illness and troubles were unknown. For many years we lived
happily
and increased to great numbers.
When the Great Spirit created us, he also gave us instructions or laws
to live by. We promised to live by his laws so that we would remain
peaceful,
using them as a guideline for living happily upon that land where he
created
and placed us. But from the beginning he warned us that we must not be
tempted by certain things by which we might lose this perfect way of
life.
Of course we had advantage of many good things in this life, so by and
by we broke the Creator's command by doing what he told us not to do.
So
he punished us by making us as we are now, with both soul and body. He
said, "From now on you will have to go on your own. You will get sick,
and the length of your life will be limited."
