The Great Spirit lived for a long time on earth in the form of a man.
One day he gathered the people and animals and told them that it was time for him to leave
and go back to his home in the sky. He said that they had once needed him, but now they
were fully grown. He said that if he did not leave they would never learn to take care of
themselves. He said he would always be their Great Spirit, and he would come back if they
really needed him.
The people and animals, of course, were sorry to see him go, but they understood his reasons.
But all the flowers died. They had no minds. They only knew was that The Great Spirit had
gone. They did not know he was still watching and would come back it he was really needed.
The earth was bear and brown and the bees could not make honey.
The people and the animals were sad about these changes. Generations were born and died
without seeing a beautiful, perfumed flower.
The Great Spirit felt sorry for his creatures. Eventually, he gathered up a group of people and
took them up to the sky and gave them a fresh crop of flowers to take back to earth.Things to think about
The Great Spirit behaved in a caring manner.
For their own good, people need to stand on their own feet. The Great Spirit said that if he
remained, his creatures would not fully develop. They would always rely on him and not
become independent.
It is important for us to take responsibility for ourselves and our actions.
But, we need to be sure that this independence does not come too early. The Great Spirit only
left when he was sure his creatures were ready.
We don’t need to have all the things we like, to survive. That is, the people liked to have the
flowers, and they were happier when flowers were returned to the earth. But generations
came and went without ever seeing a flower. It was “nicer” to have flowers, but they weren’t
essential to life (they weren’t absolutely necessary). Sometimes we think, I can’t live without
a girl-friend or a lot of money, so, I’ll kill myself. The fact is, like the people in this story,
you can live without all the things you would like to have. And, if you stay alive long
enough, you will get most of them.