A Quote

I ran across the following quote:

“I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down on us all. We are all the children of one God. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what we have to say.”

Sounds familiar and friendly. Yet in the first sentence there’s the suggestion of persecution. Then after declaring a belief in one God who is parent to all, it ends with a mystical quality.

Among other things, the speaker had a ruthless side. When his group was without, he thought it proper to raid others for food and supplies. And this was considered proper among his people. He was also a great warrior, applying guerrilla techniques successfully against superior forces. This could describe many who we’ve read about. Geronimo, an American of the Apache tribe, was the speaker.

The quote and the background combine into a complex personality. Aren't we all?

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