Ted Gibler

An old Indian proverb;

“The sheep is taught his whole life to fear the wolf only to be eaten by the shepherd.”

Jim Fry wrote:Just a minor question, ... How is this considered an "Indian Proverb"? And I guess, what's an Indian? And on which or what continent, did the shepherd eat the sheep?

A good friend of mine told me this was an “Old Indian proverb”. He is one quarter Cherokee. I guess he would know. He said it was handed down from his father, his grandfather, his great grandfather, as his people observed the white man, shepherds/sheep herders. What is an Indian? I guess I can give you my friend’s number and you can ask him yourself or maybe just Google it! Well we live here in Kansas. Don’t all shepherds eat their sheep? I have never heard of a vegetarian shepherd.

“The sheep is taught his whole life to fear the wolf only to be eaten by the shepherd.”

Cassie Langstraat wrote:So I know we already have a thought of the day thread in this forum and I know there are quite a few quotes on there but I wanted there to be a whole thread just for quotes. It doesn't have to be anything related to permaculture or homesteading but it totally can be if you want.

I generally try really hard to be an original thinker, and I try to have my own thoughts and insights. It is something I highly value. BUT sometimes I just LOVE sitting on my butt after a long day of thinking and just soak up smart people's wisdom. That is why I am creating this thread. Of course I would love for the quotes to inspire you to think about something, but just in case you have had enough thinking and processing for the day, you can just come to this thread and just veg out on some good ol quotes from other people.

Here is my first one:

"be softer with you. you are a breathing thing. a memory to someone. a home to a life" - nayyirah waheed

In a society that strives to make us feel never good enough, this short quote really resonates. We sometimes need to stop being so hard on ourselves.