Post by QueenFoxy on Aug 2, 2018 9:55:20 GMT -6
The Value Of Life
Cold, so cold. I shivered as my bare feet crackled against the frozen ground. "SHHHH" I whispered to myself. I heard a rustling sound, then I saw them. Two huge glowing eyes in the forest beyond. Beautiful, golden and shiny. They blinked twice then turned quickly. I would have welcomed Death at that point or at least the company of another living soul.
Suddenly shots rang out into the cold night air and the sound of drunken laughter rose above the snow covered hills. A rescue party? No, unfortunately just a bunch of inebriated hunters. (Come on death) Hold on a minute...they had spotted something now. I could tell because they finally fell silent, the eyes where back, only this
time I could see who they belonged to.
I saw the biggest Timber Wolf that I had ever seen. He was snow white with piercing golden eyes. He stood in a clearing bristling like a porcupine. I'm sure that inside he was shaking, but he stood his ground, never taking his eyes off the rag tag bunch of warriors before him. One of the hunters slowly raised his shotgun to his shoulder.
Sport? Hunting isn't a sport. Sports are to be played on a level playing field. Give this magnificant wolf a gun and let's see how man makes out. Something inside of me propelled me toward the wolf. I don't know how or why or where I got the strength, but I lunged for the wolf, and as I made contact with his coarse coat I felt the worst pain my body had ever known.
"Let's get out of here", one of the humans called out, and they all scurried away faster then a run of frightened Deer. "Cowards". I heard a gruff voice call out after them. It wasn't my own. I wasn't alone after all.
Somebody had seen what happened and had come to help me. But I saw no one, no other face except that of the wolf. No...impossible...they can't talk, can they? I must be dreaming, maybe because of the pain, or because of how much blood I had lost. But no, there he was, the Great White Timber Wolf standing over me. He was looking gently into my soul. He licked my face to keep me awake.
His mouth moved not, but still, I heard a voice. I'm sure I heard the deep resonating sound in my head. "Do Not Be Frightened!! We are here to help". "WE?" I thought. "You mean there are more of you?"
"I have some friends here, Shhh, Don't talk now, save your strength, you'll need it."
Then the most amazing thing happened. The trees started swaying even though there was no wind. It looked as if they were doing yoga stretches. They lowered their mighty branches and lifted me up from the ground, carrying me up upon their mighty oaken shoulders as if I were some kind of Princess.
"You'll be safer up here", said a squawky voice. I turned my head and was startled to see an Eagle and a Hawk staring at me, just inches away from my face.
"Quickly! said the wolf, Go gather herbs,and tell Pelican to bring water."
"Mind if I come up and see what you have here," said an even deeper, yawning voice. "Sure, Medicine bear, I've been expecting you", said Wolf. "Oh, my it looks pretty bad. Pssst, are you sure we can trust this human?" Of course. She saved my life, didn't she? It's the least we can do. Besides, she couldn't harm Brother Mouse in this condition."
For the next month, I stayed within the secure, and surprisingly comfortable, confines of the trees. Brother Bear dressed my wounds, as Sister Hawk and Brother Eagle gathered medicine herbs and food for me. Brother Pelican brought water when it didn't rain or snow, and the Wolf and Little Red Sparrow kept my spirits lifted high. Wolf told me of happenings elsewhere in the Land, and Sister Sparrow sang the most beautiful songs I had ever heard.
Wolf slept beside me watching over me every night until he knew I was no longer hurting. When I was finally ready to walk again, the trees set me down gently. They didn't let me go until I proved to them that I could balance on my own two feet.
By that time the snows had melted and the cool rivers ran along banks covered with Spring wildflowers. I loved all of the Creator's creatures. I never knew plants had souls. No offense to Eagle and Hawk but you can only take so much of berries and field mice. I understood them now. But Wolf and I knew each other best. He was such an enormous beast but you would never guess it to see him play like such a young pup. His eyes were so curious and cunning. He had a heart so big and free that the universe is too small to contain it. We could not have been closer if we shared the same skin.
We breathed the same air. We howled at the moon together. He was not just my friend or my brother he was my life now. My soul. We walked, side by side, for many moons. Eagle and Hawk saw that I was well once more and bid me farewell. They each had mates now, and soon it would be time to settle down to nest.
Brother Bear looked tired." What's wrong?" asked Wolf. "I was so busy taking care of our friend here that I never got a chance to hibernate. I just need some rest that's all," muttered Bear.
"I'm sorry, Brother, I didn't mean for you to miss your rest," I tried to stammer. "That's quite all right I enjoyed helping you, besides
Wolf has saved my skin plenty of times. Farewell, Human Sister". "Good-bye, Bear Brother, and thank you."
Everyone had left me. I was all alone except for the Wolf. "I guess I'd better be getting back, I guess I'll, uh " "Why?" "I don't want you to leave growled Wolf". Don't you....don't you....want, to have a mate? A family, I asked?" "You are my family now. I love you. I need you," howled Wolf as he begged me not to go. I could not leave so I stayed with him. When we walked in the woods, Wolf taught me how to be cunning and sly. Wolf said that I was almost invisible. "Almost" laughed Wolf, "but I can still smell you."
I built a shelter for us. Wolf said he liked it much better than any den he had ever dug. It was summer and food and water was plentiful here. I even managed to make some new clothes with the help of Lady Spider. She taught me how to spin my own thread and weave it into a fine cloth. These were long and happy days.
It was too hot to stay indoors, so Wolf and I went out for a walk in the forest. Wolf stopped suddenly. "Shhh I heard something", he whispered. "You stay here. I want to practice my sneaking" I said, as I crept up over the hill.
This place looks familiar I thought to myself. Just then I heard a sound, like a single, out of tune guitar string.
"Get Down." Before I could say anything more Wolf flew at me knocking me down. Uhhn, the air rushed out of my lungs from the pressure. Wolf cried in pain and rolled onto his side.
Blood, blood all over me. I was covered in blood. Wait, Oh, Dear Creator It's not mine, It's not mine I screamed. Why couldn't it have been mine? I did not blame him, the hunter. He was so young and he had a family to feed. He himself had gone without eating for at least a week, just so that his family wouldn't starve.
There was drought in his land, and he had traveled many miles, tracking the deer herds into the mountains... Our Mountains. He fell to his knees to beg the Creator's forgiveness for killing one of his Chosen Guardians.
As his tears of regret flowed down his face to the dusty earth and as my tears of sorrow mingled with Wolf's lifeblood there arose a mighty whirlwind. In the midst of this Cyclone was a bright white light. And I heard a voice unlike anything, or perhaps like everything I had ever heard.
It was Male and Female, Light and Dark, High and Low, Animal, Human, Plant, Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, all at once and yet it had only one message for every living creature:
Love everyone and everything for we are one another. I then saw a light reach out for Wolf's soul. The sight was glorious to behold. It looked like a little crystal sphere and inside it had a million glowing, feathery spikes. Like a snowflake which is lit from within.
Never before had I realized the true value of life as I did at that moment.
~Author Unknown~
Cold, so cold. I shivered as my bare feet crackled against the frozen ground. "SHHHH" I whispered to myself. I heard a rustling sound, then I saw them. Two huge glowing eyes in the forest beyond. Beautiful, golden and shiny. They blinked twice then turned quickly. I would have welcomed Death at that point or at least the company of another living soul.
Suddenly shots rang out into the cold night air and the sound of drunken laughter rose above the snow covered hills. A rescue party? No, unfortunately just a bunch of inebriated hunters. (Come on death) Hold on a minute...they had spotted something now. I could tell because they finally fell silent, the eyes where back, only this
time I could see who they belonged to.
I saw the biggest Timber Wolf that I had ever seen. He was snow white with piercing golden eyes. He stood in a clearing bristling like a porcupine. I'm sure that inside he was shaking, but he stood his ground, never taking his eyes off the rag tag bunch of warriors before him. One of the hunters slowly raised his shotgun to his shoulder.
Sport? Hunting isn't a sport. Sports are to be played on a level playing field. Give this magnificant wolf a gun and let's see how man makes out. Something inside of me propelled me toward the wolf. I don't know how or why or where I got the strength, but I lunged for the wolf, and as I made contact with his coarse coat I felt the worst pain my body had ever known.
"Let's get out of here", one of the humans called out, and they all scurried away faster then a run of frightened Deer. "Cowards". I heard a gruff voice call out after them. It wasn't my own. I wasn't alone after all.
Somebody had seen what happened and had come to help me. But I saw no one, no other face except that of the wolf. No...impossible...they can't talk, can they? I must be dreaming, maybe because of the pain, or because of how much blood I had lost. But no, there he was, the Great White Timber Wolf standing over me. He was looking gently into my soul. He licked my face to keep me awake.
His mouth moved not, but still, I heard a voice. I'm sure I heard the deep resonating sound in my head. "Do Not Be Frightened!! We are here to help". "WE?" I thought. "You mean there are more of you?"
"I have some friends here, Shhh, Don't talk now, save your strength, you'll need it."
Then the most amazing thing happened. The trees started swaying even though there was no wind. It looked as if they were doing yoga stretches. They lowered their mighty branches and lifted me up from the ground, carrying me up upon their mighty oaken shoulders as if I were some kind of Princess.
"You'll be safer up here", said a squawky voice. I turned my head and was startled to see an Eagle and a Hawk staring at me, just inches away from my face.
"Quickly! said the wolf, Go gather herbs,and tell Pelican to bring water."
"Mind if I come up and see what you have here," said an even deeper, yawning voice. "Sure, Medicine bear, I've been expecting you", said Wolf. "Oh, my it looks pretty bad. Pssst, are you sure we can trust this human?" Of course. She saved my life, didn't she? It's the least we can do. Besides, she couldn't harm Brother Mouse in this condition."
For the next month, I stayed within the secure, and surprisingly comfortable, confines of the trees. Brother Bear dressed my wounds, as Sister Hawk and Brother Eagle gathered medicine herbs and food for me. Brother Pelican brought water when it didn't rain or snow, and the Wolf and Little Red Sparrow kept my spirits lifted high. Wolf told me of happenings elsewhere in the Land, and Sister Sparrow sang the most beautiful songs I had ever heard.
Wolf slept beside me watching over me every night until he knew I was no longer hurting. When I was finally ready to walk again, the trees set me down gently. They didn't let me go until I proved to them that I could balance on my own two feet.
By that time the snows had melted and the cool rivers ran along banks covered with Spring wildflowers. I loved all of the Creator's creatures. I never knew plants had souls. No offense to Eagle and Hawk but you can only take so much of berries and field mice. I understood them now. But Wolf and I knew each other best. He was such an enormous beast but you would never guess it to see him play like such a young pup. His eyes were so curious and cunning. He had a heart so big and free that the universe is too small to contain it. We could not have been closer if we shared the same skin.
We breathed the same air. We howled at the moon together. He was not just my friend or my brother he was my life now. My soul. We walked, side by side, for many moons. Eagle and Hawk saw that I was well once more and bid me farewell. They each had mates now, and soon it would be time to settle down to nest.
Brother Bear looked tired." What's wrong?" asked Wolf. "I was so busy taking care of our friend here that I never got a chance to hibernate. I just need some rest that's all," muttered Bear.
"I'm sorry, Brother, I didn't mean for you to miss your rest," I tried to stammer. "That's quite all right I enjoyed helping you, besides
Wolf has saved my skin plenty of times. Farewell, Human Sister". "Good-bye, Bear Brother, and thank you."
Everyone had left me. I was all alone except for the Wolf. "I guess I'd better be getting back, I guess I'll, uh " "Why?" "I don't want you to leave growled Wolf". Don't you....don't you....want, to have a mate? A family, I asked?" "You are my family now. I love you. I need you," howled Wolf as he begged me not to go. I could not leave so I stayed with him. When we walked in the woods, Wolf taught me how to be cunning and sly. Wolf said that I was almost invisible. "Almost" laughed Wolf, "but I can still smell you."
I built a shelter for us. Wolf said he liked it much better than any den he had ever dug. It was summer and food and water was plentiful here. I even managed to make some new clothes with the help of Lady Spider. She taught me how to spin my own thread and weave it into a fine cloth. These were long and happy days.
It was too hot to stay indoors, so Wolf and I went out for a walk in the forest. Wolf stopped suddenly. "Shhh I heard something", he whispered. "You stay here. I want to practice my sneaking" I said, as I crept up over the hill.
This place looks familiar I thought to myself. Just then I heard a sound, like a single, out of tune guitar string.
"Get Down." Before I could say anything more Wolf flew at me knocking me down. Uhhn, the air rushed out of my lungs from the pressure. Wolf cried in pain and rolled onto his side.
Blood, blood all over me. I was covered in blood. Wait, Oh, Dear Creator It's not mine, It's not mine I screamed. Why couldn't it have been mine? I did not blame him, the hunter. He was so young and he had a family to feed. He himself had gone without eating for at least a week, just so that his family wouldn't starve.
There was drought in his land, and he had traveled many miles, tracking the deer herds into the mountains... Our Mountains. He fell to his knees to beg the Creator's forgiveness for killing one of his Chosen Guardians.
As his tears of regret flowed down his face to the dusty earth and as my tears of sorrow mingled with Wolf's lifeblood there arose a mighty whirlwind. In the midst of this Cyclone was a bright white light. And I heard a voice unlike anything, or perhaps like everything I had ever heard.
It was Male and Female, Light and Dark, High and Low, Animal, Human, Plant, Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, all at once and yet it had only one message for every living creature:
Love everyone and everything for we are one another. I then saw a light reach out for Wolf's soul. The sight was glorious to behold. It looked like a little crystal sphere and inside it had a million glowing, feathery spikes. Like a snowflake which is lit from within.
Never before had I realized the true value of life as I did at that moment.
~Author Unknown~
I wish people would learn this about nature..how we are all connected together...we are all one. It's just not that hard of a concept to understand.
