A Kickapoo Tale

I heard this little Kickapoo tale recently. There is a lot of truth in it and I want to share it with you. "Creator had just made the human race and since man would not be able to handle all the knowledge at once, He and the 7 Spirits which represent the 7 Sacred Directions, were trying to decide where to hide the Sacred Knowledge.
The first Spirit thought they should hide it on the bottom of the ocean. But Creator told him that these humans would someday go there and find it.
The second Spirit suggested they hide it on a mountain top but Creator said that wouldn't work either.
Another Spirit thought that hiding it in a tree might work, but Creator said sadly that man would soon cut down the trees. A fourth Spirit that they should bury the knowledge, but they all decided that man would soon be tempted to dig in the ground and would find it.
And still another Spirit thought that they could hide the knowledge on the moon for man would never venture there. But Creator told them that these humans would be so adventuresome that not even the moon would be safe from them.
They thought and thought about what to do until finally Creator had an idea. 'I'll hide the Sacred Knowledge in their hearts for that will be the last place they look.' And so he did."
And that is the way of it. All the knowledge you will ever need is hidden inside your heart. All you have to do is learn to go inside and get it.


To read more from Susan B and writer of the words from Indian County go to the following:
The Native American Journal
http://members.tripod.com/~susanbates/nativeamericanjrnl-index.html