SPASTIC SHEEP AND OTHER STUFF

SPASTIC SHEEP AND OTHER STUFF

two separate ideas to write about today. but both just as meaningful…

–Spastic Sheep–
another poignant illustration by Louie Giglio this past saturday: baby sheep are spastic. full of energy and joy, they bounce around and literally run into their mothers. the sobering thought is this: if they don’t get fed, they will die.

–A Night In The Woods–
i heard this story on the radio maybe a month ago but i never got around to typing it up.
the rite of passage in a certain society required that the young person spend the night out in the forest amidst the bears and wild animals by himself. as evening approached, the child would be taken out into the wilderness, where a circle would be inscribed in the ground in which he would have to stay for the night. he would be left alone and as night fell, the sounds of the night would cry out in the darkness. as terrified as the child was, he could not leave his place. he had to face his fear and try to rest in spite of it. as dawn came and the sunlight broke through the trees, the child’s eyes would open to the truth: his Daddy had been with him the whole night, standing just outside the circle with his bow and arrow drawn, ready to protect his child from any danger.