True Cherokee Legend  |
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 This is the story as I heard it, and it had a lesson for me that you might enjoy in the end. May be in the wrong interest section but it'll have to do. Cheers and have a great day.
The legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of passage to become a man.
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it.
He cannot cry out for help to anyone. Once he survives the night, he is a MAN. He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own. The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some human might do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man! Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold. It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him. He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us. When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
Moral of the story:
Just because you can't see God, doesn't mean He is not there. 'For we walk by faith, not by sight.'
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1.  LiveLove (332) | 9 months ago |  Maybe I need to get back in touch with my roots because I have never heard of that legend. The ending was nice, although I did not fancy the mention of a deity at the end, but is just me personally.
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 mechanicNOT62 (1589) | 9 months ago | Well thank you for responding anyway. You know what they say, "To each, his own." At any rate, it obviously wasn't a total waste of your time, right? Peace.
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2.  amoyube1980 (665) | 9 months ago |  very nice story mechanic...
and rings true too.
with all the confusion going on these days, indeed it is as neitzsche has said. God is dead, killed by this generation. And woe to them when judgement comes at the end of this life.
It is a choice we must always make everyday. To believe or not to believe.
that is the question...:-)
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| mechanicNOT62 (1589) | 9 months ago | Hmmm... I think I like you!!!
Thanks. What's with the Spanish in your profile? NEAT!!!
Pretty picture too. I like the hat.
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| amoyube1980 (665) | 9 months ago | thanks!!:-)
i'm studying spanish so i try to carry it around wherever i can..
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| 4. rocketj1 (2201) | 9 months ago |  Maybe you will agree with me that He is really not even on the stump beside me but rather I am sitting in the palm of His hand!
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| mechanicNOT62 (1589) | 9 months ago | I love that picture! I had a porcelain figurine someone gave me, of a little boy leaning on, as if resting, on an upturned hand. It's something like what you're saying and definitely carries a peaceful feeling. I like that. Thanks, Rocket!
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| mechanicNOT62 (1589) | 9 months ago | They have such beautiful legends and rituals, others would be thrilled to know. Native Americans can be very proud of their heritage.
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| 6. neerajpandey_13 (1306) | 9 months ago |  Is it is true story or it is creation of some thinker.But after reading this I thing it is not story it is situation which we have to face in life.
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| mechanicNOT62 (1589) | 9 months ago | It's a situation that MANY have actually faced in life, and one that I wish more people would face.
Actually, I wonder how many would endure it, in our day and age...
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7.  JenInTN (3576) | 8 months ago |  Very nice story my friend. It's nice to know we are not alone even though it may seem so sometimes.
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| mechanicNOT62 (1589) | 8 months ago | Glad you liked it Jen. I know you're right on both points.
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