Once upon a time, in a far off place where souls live when they are not on earth, there was a very special little soul. He was full of energy and curiosity, and passed the time gazing at all the colors, and running through clouds, and laughing and enjoying the other souls all around him. Then there came a time when this soul noticed the earth, far off in the distance, and longed to see what adventures that world held for a spirit like his. He saw the people there, working and playing and exploring, and he wanted to see what they saw and work and play along with them.
At the same time, on earth, there were a man and a woman who were deeply in love with each other. And having lived in this love together for a few years, they longed for another person to share it with… a baby to join their family.
And so it was that this little soul came to explore the earth, and the man and woman began their life as a family. The little soul was to live in his mother’s body for 10cycles of the moon, while he built up his human body. But he was as energetic and eager to explore as his soul had always been, and after only 9 cycles he decided that he had waited long enough, and he would be born now. And so out he came, to begin his adventures!
The boy’s parents had been thinking about what name to give their son. On the day of his arrival, the sun was beating heavily on the earth, the air was thick and steamy, and the ground felt hot as fire. And so the parents named the child Aidan, after an ancient god of fire. Aidan had a spark in his eyes and a quickness to his movements just like a little flickering flame, and so this was the right thing to call him… little fire. For his second name, the parents gave him Robert, the name of his mother’s grandfather, a man who also loved adventures and meeting people and – most of all – laughter. So Aidan Robert came to the earth on June 12th, 2001.
