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The Legend of the Eagle and the Turkey

(A new legend with and old lesson)

In the beginning, when all things were new, even before
the Ancient Ones walked the earth, two great birds, the
Eagle and the Turkey, lived on a high mountain. Every
day they would walk down the mountain, this was before
birds learned to fly, to eat and visit with other
creatures. This went on for many years.

One day the Eagle begin to wonder about the purpose of
his wings, surely the Creator had given to him for more
than just beauty. So, stretching them to their full
length, he began to flap them. Much to his surprise he
begin to lift from the ground. Day after day he
practiced, until he could stay off the ground for
minutes and then hours.

One day, as he and the Turkey begin their long walk
down the mountain, Eagle decided that it was time to
show Turkey the marvelous thing he had discovered. No
longer would they have to walk down and back up the
mountain, now they could fly.

"Look, brother Turkey!' he exclaimed, as he stepped to
the edge of a nearby ledge and spread his wings, "I can
fly!"
With that he stepped off the ledge and began to flap
his wings.
"Look out!" shouted the Turkey, "You're going to kill
yourself, you fool!"
But the Eagle just spread his wings and begin to soar
higher and higher.
"Come on, brother Turkey. " Shouted the Eagle, "Spread
your wings and fly with me."
But the Turkey, being the rational and logical creature
that he was, was not about to take a chance on
something he could not understand. So, shaking his head
in disbelief, he trudged slowly down the mountain,
while the Eagle soared above. Oh, later the Turkey
tried flying, but to this day he never gets far off the
ground and he never flies far when he does.

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So what, my children, are we to learn?
The Eagle did not understand how the wind, something he
couldn't see, could not only hold him up, but, when he
let it, could lift him to great heights. His mind told
him it was not logical, his mind told him it was
impossible, but he listened to his heart and he soared.

You and I must make the same choice, we can listen to
our mind and follow the path of logic and reason, or,
we can listen to our heart, step off the ledge of
impossibility, spread our wings and soar with the Eagles!!

Written By Marty Soaring Eagle Eastern Cherokee Alliance January, 2000

Painting by
Lee Bogle

BETWEEN

Sunrise, the awakening of a new day,
Sunset, the time for slumber and rest.
In between is the eternal struggle.
In between are joy and sorrow,
In between are laughter and tears,
In between are wonder and disappointment,
In between are discovery and heartache,
In between are life and death,
In between are you and I.
Yes, we are here,
searching, struggling
to find the way,
to find our way,
Through this maze called life.
Searching for answers,
all we find are questions.
Searching for reason,
all we find is confusion.
Searching for the sweet waters of peace,
we find ourselves in the parched desert of fear.
In those moments of darkness and despair
Our battered, bruised spirits cry out,
"Why?"
And from the heavens come the resounding reply,
"WHY NOT?"
In that fleeting moment
we find the answer.
Our sorrows, our tears,
our heartaches and disappointments
are of our own making.
We struggle to find our way
in stead of following the way set before us,
We are so busy looking for "signs"
that we never start the journey,
We see before us a rough and rocky path
and keep looking for an easier way,
We are so busy worrying about what we can't see
that we miss the beauty that surrounds us,
We are so worried about what we don't know
that we waste the knowledge we do have,
We are so busy trying to satisfy our desires,
that we miss out on the greatest gift of all,
Love.
Not a love driven by lust or physical desire,
not a love that is self-centered and self-serving,
But a love that exists
for the sheer delight
of loving another,
the sheer delight of loving another
simply for the sake of loving them.
A love that gives all, demanding nothing,
expecting nothing,
and requiring nothing in return,
a love that defies logic or reason.
A love that instead of asking, "Why?"
declares, "Why not"
It is this kind of love
that can never be diminished
by time, distance or circumstance.
So. if we are to find true joy,
If we are to find true peace,
If we are to find true balance,
Then, some where between
the Sunrise and the Sunset,
We must find
LOVE.

Written By Marty Soaring Eagle January, 2000

Painting by
John Grey Hawk

Why Not Stop?

Hello, he called out, as i passed
near.
Why not stop and set a spell?
For there is much i have to
tell
and much you need to
hear.
For i have lived upon the earth
a very long, long
time,
and i have yet to make of it
any reason or
rhyme.
i thought i knew all there was to know
and what life was all
about,
But now i know, after many years,
there is much i haven't found
out.
We'll talk of life,
We'll talk of love,
We'll talk of days gone by.
i'll tell you things that will
make you
laugh
And some that will make you
cry.
So, slow down now, come,
set and rest
You know you really
should,
Come listen to this old man's words
they'll really do you
good.
But i had places to go
and i had things to do.
Maybe, someday when i have more time
i'll stop for a minute or
two.
So i just kept on walking,
each day i did the
same,
i never even paused long enough
to learn the old man's
name.
So days turned into weeks,
and months turned into
years,
But still his invitation
rang clearly in my
ears.
So i fought and struggled to do
what i thought i had to
achieve
Now i could tell the old man
some things he wouldn't
believe.
So, i went back to the old house
that he had set
before,
i climbed the creaking steps
and knocked on the aging
door.
He's not here, a voice echoed from
inside,
you're to late, for yesterday he died.
Now i set beside the road
calling out to those who pass
near,
Why not stop and set a
spell,
For there is much i have to
tell
and much you need to
hear.

Written by Marty Soaring Eagle

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