Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Notwithstanding the aforesaid , it is pertinent to note that Valmiki is also quoted to be the contemporary of Rama . Rama met Valmiki during his period of exile and had interacted with each other .
Simplified: In the original Valmiki Ramayana , Valmiki wrote that Rama was nothing more than a ideal human being .