But this is not the case. I love these creatures because I understand them. I love them because they are me. This will often turn a head or two. People will say, "you're not like the wolf. They are ferocious animals. You don't want to go near them. They will kill you. You're not like that at all." I laugh at this and obviously agree.
However, this is my point:
I do not see the wolf as what they appear to be. I know they only do what they do to survive. They watch and wait in the shadows, not wanting to be seen for obvious reasons. How else are they to feed their families? How else are they supposed to survive? We should be wary of them, but we should not despise them and call them "beasts" as the mother did in "Misunderstood Creatures."
Put yourself, just for a second, in the eyes of the mother. She knew the wolf was hungry. She understood it needed to eat. But in her language, her tone, she showed the "beast" that she did not care.
Now put yourself in the eyes of the wolf. When the mother came screaming, he understood what she was doing. He did not retaliate, but sunk back into the forest to find something that is an option.
Sometimes in life, we refuse to see what it is that motivates others to do what they do. Often, we only care about what we care about. I'm not saying that the mother should have given up her child to the wolf. That would be ridiculous! But I am saying that the mother should have given the wolf a clear warning that her child was not an option, and once the wolf was gone, she could walk away with her beloved child in her arms. Instead, she screamed at it, calling it a "beast," treating it as if it were unimportant, rather than understanding "its purpose in life."
This is why I as a person am like the wolf. I often feel in my life that people misunderstand why I do what I do. I'm an observer. I watch. I wait. Sometimes I take action, sometimes I don't. But I do not sit back and watch, not wanting to be seen because I want to intimidate. All I want is for somebody to understand me; to love me for what I do and for who I am. I will understand you and I don't want you to get scared into thinking that I won't. I only do what I do to survive. What I want is what the wolf wants; for you to take a step and accept me for who I am.
I do not see the wolf as what they appear to be. I know they only do what they do to survive. They watch and wait in the shadows, not wanting to be seen for obvious reasons. How else are they to feed their families? How else are they supposed to survive? We should be wary of them, but we should not despise them and call them "beasts" as the mother did in "Misunderstood Creatures."
Put yourself, just for a second, in the eyes of the mother. She knew the wolf was hungry. She understood it needed to eat. But in her language, her tone, she showed the "beast" that she did not care.
Now put yourself in the eyes of the wolf. When the mother came screaming, he understood what she was doing. He did not retaliate, but sunk back into the forest to find something that is an option.
Sometimes in life, we refuse to see what it is that motivates others to do what they do. Often, we only care about what we care about. I'm not saying that the mother should have given up her child to the wolf. That would be ridiculous! But I am saying that the mother should have given the wolf a clear warning that her child was not an option, and once the wolf was gone, she could walk away with her beloved child in her arms. Instead, she screamed at it, calling it a "beast," treating it as if it were unimportant, rather than understanding "its purpose in life."
This is why I as a person am like the wolf. I often feel in my life that people misunderstand why I do what I do. I'm an observer. I watch. I wait. Sometimes I take action, sometimes I don't. But I do not sit back and watch, not wanting to be seen because I want to intimidate. All I want is for somebody to understand me; to love me for what I do and for who I am. I will understand you and I don't want you to get scared into thinking that I won't. I only do what I do to survive. What I want is what the wolf wants; for you to take a step and accept me for who I am.
-Thomas Stanley Jr-
I really like your point of view about this issue. It is true that sometimes people judge us for what we do, but I have learned that we should do what we like and love to do. Thanks for sharing this and I really like the last paragraph :D
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