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the spirit. The process of evolution has begun. Simple-minded, e can barely feed ourselves and sustain life. Beginning Development of Reason We can now think and reason a little better. We have lived many brief lives and are starting to build intelligence from the experiences of previous lives. We are 20 to 30 million years old at this point. The counting of age begins with the start of the first material lifetime and includes the sleep period on the other side that we call death. Beginning Use of Thinking We can live longer now, for we are able to feed ourselves, start a fire, and build shelter. Our accumulated wisdom is providing us with some assistance since our spirit is now beginning to understand the physical existence better, and it can provide the occasional hunch or idea learned from previous lives to help out. Beginning Development of Reasonable Actions We are still very primitive and living in caves. We don't get along with each other, and in our material consciousness we have absolutely no idea who we are or why we are here. We are trying to develop some more rational thinking patterns, but it's going slow. We can't even understand each other. Beginning Development of Thinking and Action Rational thinking and understanding are becoming useful in our day -to- day lives. We are starting to understand each other and are starting to work together. Man's appearance is unique, for his body and face are reflecting the experiences and wisdom of his life. Beginning Awareness of Reason