SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO When i was a young teenager, i heard a Lakota saying and if i remember correctly it went like this: Theres two kinds of people. One that goes to the buffalo one that dont. This has always been one of my main guidelines in life. Never stop reaching for your dreams, and in order to fulfill them you sometimes do what you have to (or perhaps, dont want) to do. I guess the same goes for the spirits - or semi spirits for that matter. Heres an aadizookaan (Anishinaabe traditional story with a metaphorical theme) about Wiinabozho - our beloved Grandfather benefactor, half human half manidoo, who by his wise (and sometimes foolish) actions holds up a mirror to us all. At one time in his life, Wiinabozho stayed with his grandfather. Now one summer Wiinabozho could not fish during the whole summer because of the high winds. The people almost starved and Wiinabozho became very angry. His anger was against Ningaabii`anong the West Wind for blowing so much. West Wind blew all the time - and tayaa! he blew hard! Wiinabozho said to his grandfather, I am going west. Ill make West Wind cease blowing in this way. Grandfather said, But dont kill him. Tell him to let the wind blow awhile, and then stop. Then everything will be all right. Ill be back soon, said Wiinabozho. And Ill end this constant wind. So Wiinabozho went away. He went toward the Darkening Land, and there he found his brother. Now this was the brother with the two horns, and he was not friendly toward Wiinabozho. He refused to stop the blowing of West Wind, and at last they fought about it. Wiinabozho hammered his brother hard with a club and at last broke one of his horns. Then he said, Dont blow so hard any more. Grandfather and all the Anishinaabeg will starve if the wind always blows so hard. Then Wiinabozho went home. So things went much better. Wiinabozho went fishing and found it was very calm, with only a little puff… - Illustration: Moses Amik (Beaver), Reach For Your Dreams, 2006
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:41:25 +0000
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