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“No I can’t leave,” said San.
“Why? What is holding you here? Family? Friends?” asked Cham.
“No,” said San.
“So you would rather roam alone in a dark cave day in and day out than embrace the opportunity to be
amongst fellow bushmen?” asked Cham.

“No it’s not that, it’s just that I have never left my cave until this morning,” San admitted.
“Why? What was keeping you there?” asked Cham curiously.
“To be honest, fear,” San confessed.
“Fear of what?” asked Cham.
“Fear of the unknown. I don’t know what lies behind those rocks and that scares me,” said San.
“You are scared? I don’t believe it. You the warrior with a spear in hand, the one who just saved my life
without thinking twice,” said Cham not convinced.

“Well it’s the truth and I have to get back. It was nice to meet you Cham,” he said as he turned around and
walked back to his cave.
“San, wait!” Cham shouted. But he kept on walking.
“Fear is not something that should stop you from going forward. If you do return to your cave now
you will never experience the adventure ahead.
Don’t give in to it San, because this adventure can change your life forever.” Cham stared at him, but he
continued to walk.
When he realized that San was not turning around, he sighed, shook his head in disbelief and walked in the
other direction.

San reached his cave and looked into the darkness. He looked outside once more.
It’s so bright and cheerful out here, he thought, and then he started to run.
“Cham wait! Wait for me!” he shouted. “You are right, I have nothing to lose. I can’t live my life in a dark
cave all by myself. What kind of life is that when there is so much more out there?” San said as he reached
Cham.
“That’s the spirit,” said Cham. “Right then, now that that is settled we must get some breakfast first
before we start our journey,” he continued as he watched a tiny winged creature fly pass.
“Wait a second,” said San, “after all that happened this morning, you decided to continue eating other
living creatures? Are you willing to make the same mistake twice Cham?” asked San.