Autumn smoothie creation:
Mix grapes with walnuts. That's it. Enjoy.
Sweet potato desert:
Mix sweet potato with almonds and a bit honey and few drops of lemon. Soak raisins in water and add them after. Sounds strange but it is really good! :-)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Becoming a man
The only way to become a man in the tribe was to kill a bear. It was his 16th summer, the time has come for him to become a man. He trained a lot, he was on many hunts and the elder warriors have showed him some moves and tricks. He knew the marks and tracks of different animals, he knew how to wait in silence, how to hold the breath, how to move in the forest without any noise.
Before the final day he had a very vivid dream, it felt so real, he was crawling in the forest with a spear in his hand, he was looking for the bear. He spotted some traces earlier and now he was following them carefully. Finally he found a bear beside the river, who was hunting for salmons. The bear was standing beside the water and gazing into it for fish so it hasn't noticed when the boy sneaked behind it. When the boy started the attack, the bear must have sensed something and looked back into the eye of the boy. The boy couldn't kill the bear, he felt in his heart that it's not right, he doesn't need his meat so why to kill him? He released his spear and remained standing and looked into the eye of the bear. The bear was hesitating to attack, the boy though to his self if I have to pay for my mistake let it be and surrendered. The bear didn't sensed any fear so just walked away and maybe thought what a crazy fellow.
After that the boy woke up from the strange dream and knew ha can't become a man so he decided to leave the tribe and become a hermit. The sun was barely above the horizon so he sneaked out of the tent towards the forest. As soon as he left the village, surprisingly he met the tribes shaman.
- Where are you going? - asked the shaman.
- I'm going to leave the tribe, I don't want to kill any bears, I can't… - answered the boy.
- You don't need to leave the tribe and that's good that you don't want to kill. I haven't killed a bear myself. I have seen your dream and I have to tell you, you are much braver than those who really kill some bear. You've became a man. I will teach you and you will become a shaman and a healer and not a warrior.
Before the final day he had a very vivid dream, it felt so real, he was crawling in the forest with a spear in his hand, he was looking for the bear. He spotted some traces earlier and now he was following them carefully. Finally he found a bear beside the river, who was hunting for salmons. The bear was standing beside the water and gazing into it for fish so it hasn't noticed when the boy sneaked behind it. When the boy started the attack, the bear must have sensed something and looked back into the eye of the boy. The boy couldn't kill the bear, he felt in his heart that it's not right, he doesn't need his meat so why to kill him? He released his spear and remained standing and looked into the eye of the bear. The bear was hesitating to attack, the boy though to his self if I have to pay for my mistake let it be and surrendered. The bear didn't sensed any fear so just walked away and maybe thought what a crazy fellow.
After that the boy woke up from the strange dream and knew ha can't become a man so he decided to leave the tribe and become a hermit. The sun was barely above the horizon so he sneaked out of the tent towards the forest. As soon as he left the village, surprisingly he met the tribes shaman.
- Where are you going? - asked the shaman.
- I'm going to leave the tribe, I don't want to kill any bears, I can't… - answered the boy.
- You don't need to leave the tribe and that's good that you don't want to kill. I haven't killed a bear myself. I have seen your dream and I have to tell you, you are much braver than those who really kill some bear. You've became a man. I will teach you and you will become a shaman and a healer and not a warrior.
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