Through Skys Eyes

On the first day, Wakan Tanka created the dog and said:

“Sit all day by the door of your lodge and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past.

For this I will give you a life span of twenty years.”

The dog said: “That’s a long time to be barking.

How about only ten years and I’ll give you back the other ten?”

So Wakan Tanka agreed.

On the second day, Wakan Tanka created the Monkey and said:

“Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I will give you a 20 year life span.”

The Monkey said: “Do Monkey tricks for 20 Years??

That’s a pretty long time to perform tricks and make people laugh. How about I give you back 10 years like the dog did?”

And Wakan Tanka agreed.

On the third day, Wakan Tanka created the Buffalo and said:

“You must go into the fields all day long, suffer under the heat and suffer the cold, have calves, give your meat for food and skin for warmth to support the people.

For this I will give you a life span of 60 years to do all this.

The buffalo said: “That is a very tough life you want me to life for 60 years. How about twenty years and I’ll give you back the other forty?”

And Wakan Tanka Agreed again.

On the fourth day, Wakan Tanka created man and said:

“Eat, Sleep, Play, Marry and enjoy your life. For this, I’ll give you 20 years.”

But man said, “Only twenty years??

Could you possibly give me my 20 years, the 40 the buffalo gave back, the 10 the monkey gave back and the 10 the dog gave back, that makes 80 years, Okay?”

“Okay” said Wakan Tanka, “but remember, you asked for it”.

So that is why for our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy ourselves.

For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family.

For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grand children.

and for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone that comes our way.

So now, Life has been explained to you. Live long and prosper and look forward to your barking years ahead.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information, the  satisfaction i get, in informing my fellow man with wisdom and information, is enough.

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I am not sure if many of you are familiar to the optimist creed by Christand D Larson written over 80 or 90 years ago. His version say to promise yourself to be these things, mine says “I AM” those things.

So here is my version of the creed.

I AM so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.

I talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.

To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

I look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.

I think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

I AM just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I AM about my own.

I FORGIVE the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

I wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.

I give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.

I AM too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

I think well of MYself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.

I live in the faith that the whole world is on MY side, so long as I AM true to the best that is in ME, TO BE TRUE TO WHO I AM AND TRUE TO GOD

I believe if you can promise yourself to come as close to any of the above, that your life and many others (for you will never realize how many lives you really do touch, just by living yours) will dramatically change, as we begin to see what is more important in our life.

Life is about living not about making a living or bringing life to the past. I believe we must bring life to the future by learning from the past and living life today. This will bring up a new positive and strong generation, not filled with hate but with love and respect.