When a Himba woman decides to have a child, she goes off and sits under a tree, alone, and she listens until she can hear the song of the child who wants to come.
And after she’s heard the song of this child, she comes back to the man who will be the child’s father, and teaches him the song. When they make love to physically conceive the child, they sing the song of the child as a way of inviting the child.
The Himba are not the only people who believe that each of us has a song that is unique to us and which, in some ways, contains or conveys the essence of who we are.
Try going to sit under a tree (literally or metaphorically) and listen for the sound of your song. It might be a song you know and love. It might be a tune you've never heard before. Even if you're not able to hear a specific song, you can still think about what type of song it would be:
Pax tecum,
RevWik
Try going to sit under a tree (literally or metaphorically) and listen for the sound of your song. It might be a song you know and love. It might be a tune you've never heard before. Even if you're not able to hear a specific song, you can still think about what type of song it would be:
- is it something instrumental, or something with lyrics?
- is it jazz, classical, heavy metal, easy listening?
- does it have a traditional or avant-garde structure?
- have you heard this song before, or is it something new?
Pax tecum,
RevWik
