Summary
Different people from various backgrounds hold diverse beliefs on the origin of the world. Lewis, for instance, had the belief that the root of the world was from the darkness and beautiful distant sounds like those that emanate from far away singers. The Ohlone individuals in San Francisco believe that the head being was Coyote who created the world. The people influenced by Genesis hold that the world came being from the fall of refinement. Bestowing to the Pomo on the other side, a tribe in Northern California, the sphere was molded when a god set rolling the wax in his armpit to form a ball. This paper gives a summary of the different versions that are in existence concerning the origin of the world. It further presents various aspects that are common to the communities.
According to the Cahuilla people, darkness, and pleasant distant sounds gave rise to the world. The sounds are described as those of singers in a far away place. This tribe is among the numerous minor tribes that lived in the vast region, which currently known as California. This tribe held that the parental darkness undertakes to produce an offspring and fall short two times, then gives birth to twin boys who develop to argue continuously concerning who between them came first. The twins always argue on whether death and sickness should be in existence. The arguments come forth as a result of them envisioning about the world and its components. After the discussion, the winner gets concerned about the world being overpopulated. The loser immediately and in a temper leaves the earth, shake off his creations which comprise of the coyotes, flies, and palm trees. The brother who stays behind lusts after the moon which are his daughter gives poisonous fangs to the rattlesnakes and provides weapons to the population. This results to his creatures wanting to kill him. In such a formation, righteousness does not exist. Not even the gods are indisputably real.
The belief of Coyote being a part of the creation that was left behind by the twin is considered as wrong in the Bay Area in San Francisco. The Ohlone populace trusts that Coyote was not left behind. Instead, he was the first being, and that created the world assisted by Eagle and Humming bad who consistently made fun of Coyote’s efforts to govern the place to make his wife pregnant. The fact that Coyote could not make a decision on the location to impregnate his wife saw the origin of the phrase “Coyote is not disposed to tell apart good from evil. To the contrary, he is filled with transmissible excitement and great inventive power.
A creation myth from California holds that the gods do not agree on procreation. One holds that a man and a woman should place a stick in the middle of them, which will transform to a baby in the morning. The other one says that during the baby making process, the man and his wife should embrace and laugh. Amid the creation stories, is Jazz- an Old Testament creator and a legendary performer whose mark can be achieved only one correct way. He holds that the reason as to why humankind was kicked out of the Garden was Eden was because the woman held a conversation with snakes and made the wrong decision on the choice of fruits, which lead to curses and infirmity. The decision made by the woman brought forth a standard measure of what is good and what is not. Perfection is the standard by which an act is considered right or wrong.
Majority individuals are influenced by Genesis. From the Genesis, the idea of a Garden of Eden is brought forth. Looking at the Garden of Eden socially, conservatives and liberals have different perspectives on the same. According to the conservatives, Eden comes before the fall, while the Liberals tell of a particular time when existence was free from corruption.
The myths across different societies are different in one way or the other. Certain aspects, however, are common. First, the presence of a first being is universal in all the myths, whether as a human being or an animal. The original being brings a sense of commonness on the origin of the world and links the different myths. Secondly, irrespective of how some the myths may sound ridiculous, the communities that believe in them do respect them and hold them to a high degree. Mockery or doubt is not experienced in such societies since they trust that anybody that disrespects the myths deserve to be punished. Thirdly, perfection is a virtue that is present across the cultures. It is used as a standard measure of what is good and bad. If an act is not perfect, then it is not considered as virtuous in some societies.
Response
Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and opinions. I, however, believe that the Bible sheds light into the creation of the sphere. A supernatural being must have engineered its creation. The introduction of education to some of the communities played a crucial role in passing the required knowledge concerning the origin of the world. Irrespective of the different views, everyone acknowledges the existence of an initial supernatural being who is the creator of the world. In different places across the world, creation mythologies help people understand the origin of the world and its components. While numerous disparities exist, these divisions have fabricated the basis of the world’s biggest beliefs and cultures. There may not be a collective indulgent but these myths, accurate or fabricated, are the actual origins of society in the present day.
