I
realized the good
example and valuable advice of the great holy men and saw how reckless
I had
been. I decided to obey our tribal rules, when I broke them I never had
any
luck.
Two
Leggings Crow
People
of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. Actually, we
used to
have no reasonable conception whatever. We used to amuse ourselves by
cynically
dissecting spiritual beliefs and practices when we might have observed
that many
spiritually-minded persons of all races, colors, and creeds were
demonstrating
a degree of stability, happiness and usefulness which we should have
sought
ourselves....We never gave the spiritual side of life a fair hearing.
In
our personal stories you will find a wide variation in the way each
teller
approaches and conceives of the Power which is greater than himself.
Whether we
agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little
difference.
Experience has taught us that these are matters about which, for our
purpose,
we need not be worried. They are questions for each individual to
settle for
himself
On
one proposition, however, these men and women are strikingly agreed.
Every one
of them has gained access to, and believes in, a Power greater than
himself.
This Power has in each case accomplished the miraculous, the humanly
impossible.
Big
Book pg. 50
Grandfather
help us hear our elders, help us see the good examples.