The Great One, who created all things of beauty, knew of course of the male and the female, and each with their own gifts, their own preciousness. However, this one that he was to create, was to be the best, the most unique, the one that would have greater insight, be more aware, and feel all that was in the world to feel, carrying the softest of hearts and the most tender of souls. The Great One knew that this was to be a very special creation

The problem arose because he knew that this creation could not be of animal, as the spoken language would be needed for the precious one to teach others of the wisdom gleaned from all that would be seen, heard, and felt. For the same obvious reasons, it could not be one of the sky, as even though the animal and sky creatures could see and feel and hear, they would not be so equipped to teach the others the precious wonders of the heart and soul. With this infinite wisdom, the great one decided that the precious one should be a human.

After much thought, however, the Great One came up with an even bigger problem.
What would his creation be ... a male or a female?
The Great One was truly perplexed as he knew that both male and female
had such unique and treasured aspects to their character.
Each one was capable of strong insight, of great listening, and both equally capable of
tender feelings and compassion.

The Great One knew particularly well,
that each could possess the heart and soul necessary to make an impact on the world.

What should he do?
The Great One was never faced with a problem such as this.

Each precious creation before had been so easy, so deliberate, so unique unto itself.
It was decided to wait for awhile to try to determine which would be the best one
to walk forward with the most precious of gifts

After several days of trying, with all of the wisdom that the Great One held within him, he still could not decide which one would go forth bearing the gifts

But then, in his infinite wisdom, he decided the best way to handle the dilemma
was to make the gift one in the same.

With a great feeling of relief, he cupped his hands ... conjured up the image of the man and the women, and held them within his hands. He blessed them with the greatest vision, and the greatest of insights. He blessed them with the most tender of heart and soul, then blew them of the same breath out into the world. He knew that by separating the two in this way, that there would be much sadness and loss ... one for the other. He knew that their individual experiences would impact upon them ... affecting them differently, yet he knew they would always be as one of the heart and soul.

Having this wisdom, he also knew that in the quiet of their heart and soul,
they would always search for each other ... wishing to become one again.

So it was that he promised that one day,
they would not have to be apart,
but would instead rejoin,
as they began of one heart, of one soul,
of one entity unto itself

As the last of his breath died away, he whispered

be of the Clan of Wind ... go as a pair,
return as one ... when it is your time to reunite

And when you return to each other
look unto each day as a new day
a day to begin again ...
together.