Before we sang, we spoke. Before we danced, we walked.
Before we wrote, we told stories. Before we told stories, we lived.

Those songs, dances and writings allow us to speak
to one another across generations.

 They gave us an understanding of our commonality
long before the DNA told us we are all part of one glorious procession.

At any point on the timeline of human history,
there are tales to be told  of  love and loss, 
glory and shame, profundity, and even profound stupidity,
tales that deserve retelling and embellishing.

This is our story. This is our song. And when it is well performed,
it tells us who we are and where we belong.