Fog and Change

(January 17, 1999)

Most changes are too subtle to be noticed. The fog that blankets the early morning, hangs so thick in the woods that the hills beyond cannot be seen. Then, without us seeing it, it is there no longer.

So it is in our relationships with other people. We do not understand the moods and changes that work their silent influence on us when we least expect it. We react to the moods of others like we do to the fog, not realizing what has happened until the silent influence has gone.

When our feelings are so in command, it is difficult to change the circumstances around us. All the experiences of a lifetime have influenced our decisions and made us react in a way that destroyed something that may never be rebuilt. When the fog lifts, it takes away the veil so that we can see a long way. But the inner-fog hides life and love and friendship - until we change it.

I am satisfied . . . I am not afraid to avow the deed that I have done . . . I am willing to bury the tomahawk and smoke the pipe of peace . . .

Peace, Tawanka