Cherokee legend
 

Found this on my travel...thought I would share...

His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him an 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

If you liked this story, pass it on.

If not, you took off your blindfold before dawn.

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."

viking

Re: Cherokee legend
 

Great legend, Viking, thanks for share it.
Great points too.

Love &Respect

Re: Cherokee legend
 

Very nice in deed!

Re: Cherokee legend
 

beautiful viking, really lovely

i know that i will have to mark my childrens passage into adulthood when they are older, my daughter is easy, as being her mum thats my role, but with my son, well i hope that if his father cant help him.....then my dad will, all children in my opinion need to mark the passage to adulthood. its something sady lacking in our modern day culture.

love bou x
ps i like the photos, very good :wink2:

Re: Cherokee legend
 

Thanks Boudy...

Yes great message... someones looking after us hey...

viking

Re: Cherokee legend
 

My girlfriend is 1/2 Chippewa indian. I haven't heard her talk about any passing rites for her tribe. I'll have to ask her if she's heard of any.

On a side note great post! After being to the Grand Canyon and standing on the edge of a cliff I can safely say that something is definitely watching over us. Profound moments can give a bit of enlightenment in an otherwise dreary world.

Re: Cherokee legend
 

Very nice and inspiring , thanks.