An Age of Miracles and Wonders
Once upon a
time the Shaman of the tribe took another swig of berry juice and said, “In the
far future, men will start fires with the flick of a thumb!”
The other
tribesmen around the campfire said, “Sure they will.”
The Shaman
continued, “The people of the far future will have meat, fruit, grain and eggs,
fresh all year round! Their caves will be warm in the winter and cool in the
summer! They’ll always have clean water!”
The other
tribesmen said, “But of course.”
The Shaman
said, “The people of the far future,” then he took another swig of berry juice
and continued, “will have flameless light at midnight! They’ll see sights, and
converse with friends, beyond the horizon! They will run faster than jaguars
and fly higher than eagles! The people of the far future,” he said, and took
another swig of berry juice, “will see the far side of the Moon!”
The other
tribesmen said, “Who can doubt it?”
The Shaman’s
woman arrived. She squatted down, grabbed his head, sniffed his breath, and
said, “I see!” Then she grabbed him by the shoulders, stood him up, and led him
staggering back to their cave to sleep it off.
Moral: What is now proved was once only
imagined.
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