OT.....tale of the Cherokee

Old 04-25-2007, 07:28 PM
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OT.....tale of the Cherokee

Someone emailed this to me today, I found it went hand in hand with our recovery...see what you think....


Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of passage?
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, our Heavenly Father is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us. When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
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Old 04-25-2007, 07:40 PM
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Yup...absolutely. I love it...thanks for sharing!
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Old 04-25-2007, 08:36 PM
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Thanks, I needed that!
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Old 04-26-2007, 04:47 AM
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yes, it goes right along with our recovery.i have read this before but never thought of it like that. thanks for sharing.
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Old 04-26-2007, 05:24 AM
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Moose,

I have a friend, right here in my little, ole, southern town who is full blooded Cherokee Indian. She will be impressed when I tell her I know this story. Hope she asks me how I know this. I'll just say, "My friend, Mooselips, told me."

Thanks for the reminder.

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Old 04-26-2007, 07:46 AM
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That story touched me. Thanks!
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Old 04-26-2007, 07:50 AM
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Thank you.... made tears come to my eyes.

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Old 04-26-2007, 09:07 AM
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Mooselips, that is a wonderful story and an inspiration to me. I'll remember it next time I cannot find my way out of the darkness.

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