HOW IM AN ADULT

The most important event of my whole life was my "circumcision." In many pats of the world and in many traditions, boys have the foreskin cut back or removed from the glans of the penis. Some cultures feel that circumcision penis is healthy. but some think its not healthy. in my culture, the circumcision ceremony is the ceremony that makes a "boy to a man." In my world a man who is not circumcision is considered a small boy, the age is not important. He can not make the decisions, and anyone can tell him what to do. He can be a professor. He can be a hunter, a journalist, a cook he can can be anything. But people will not take him seriously if he's not circumcised. I was circumcised when i was about 13. My older brothers had done there's about five to eight years later than i did. Thats because the circumcisions don' take place every year. There are held every three to six years apart. The first step for any group of young men is to ask for circumcision from the elders in the community. the way you ask is to sing songs. The village gathers and the young men sing songs they made up themselves songs praising the elders or their families or the cattle. "Blessed Be the Mother and Beautiful Daughter." "May God Give You LOng And Beautiful Life." Then you say "We need time for circumcision." This thing can take months and many songs.

The next two step is called ilbaa and naingure. Every one who is going to be initiated has to cut out arrows. After the circumcision, when their wounds are still fresh, the warriors are required to practice their life skills. Using these arrows. but the arrow is not supposed to kill the big animals. We don't believe in shedding blood at that time. If some one is not done or not ready, will have to wait for another 10 to 15 years for another try. Finally the day came. Early at six in the morning the circumcision started. My family always first because its big and many of my forefathers were leaders. "The hardest part about it is that you can not move your body an inch. You can not twitch your finger or move your mouth. even your eyelashes have to stay in place." My other mother was there with a club. But she stood there ready to clobber me if i moved That was her job, to make sure i was not a coward. My mom was there too, but she she is not as tough as my other mother. And my family was there around me and make sure we were a strong family and we did not want to embarrass them. My family poured water mixed with milk considered a blessing in my face. and some bubbles dropped, it would show that i was twitch my eye. "NO BLINKING!" For seven, eight, or ten minutes, or how ever long it takes, but you must stay still as a rock. When it was done i was a man now, it changed my world.