Circumcision v.s. Childbirth
Referring to the rites of passage growing-up boys and girls must endure, Paulina puts it as succintly as i've ever heard. From her perspective, i think we all agree the guys have it somewhat easier. But that's digressing.
We were talking about personal wounds. She was reading how, after African boys had their excesses trimmed, they go into huts where they stay in solitude until they heal and emerge with new stature. So while i've been out tiring my bones, i have to realise some injuries, need to be dealt with alone. No use running a thousand miles only to face another sleepless night. Gotta stay in my hut and meditate, talk to my Maker in all honesty about why i'm so messed up.
I don't need stature, but i do need to grow up. After years of falling on my knees and wiping the subsequent tears with the hemlines of pretty skirts, all i know is this routine cannot go on. It's wrong.
