Wolf Knowledge - Sheep Won't Understand
I have touched on aspects of this topic before in passing. Lately, though, I encounter more and more examples of it. As I sit here outside on one of the first days of good weather, our big German Shepherd sitting over next to my wife, thinking that we are as safe as I can hope for us to be, no overt threats around, no covert threats expected. I can relax and enjoy this afternoon. Others can do the same thing on a nice day and most do not have a gun or a big dog around them. I have an understanding of self-responsibility so being armed is a choice I have made because of that understanding. Someone who has made different choices is not really my concern. I find, however, that those people truly believe that my choices are not only their concern, but their complete fixation on why every evil exists at all. It has become quite bizarre.
I consider the choices one makes as a journey, no more or less, and the individual always has a choice. If that choice is to leave the herd and have some sense of independence while learning how to survive the evil that one may encounter, then it's more likely that person will survive the challenges along that path. Or, one can decide that all of life is filled with peace and love. I may observe one of those people as, perhaps, not having the best grasp on reality, but they have made their choice and I'll not hate them for it. I really won't think anything about it. If they are attacked and get dead, then they're dead.
The "wolf" side of this choice seems to really be a point of contention with the herd of sheep. If they are all in the herd, they are little happy sheep. If a predator attacks one of them, the others will recoil in horror, but once the mess is cleaned up, the sheep will not bleat for predator controls, instead they bleat that teeth and claws should be outlawed. Strange thinking. Then the sheep will encounter one of us wolves. We have the teeth and claws but we are not killing sheep. We're actually not doing much of anything, just practicing our crafts and wanting to be left alone. For whatever reason I have yet to grasp, the sheep hate us, they want us disarmed. I am intrigued by the reason why this distaste is so strong. I am not sure that I have ever been a sheep so I lack that frame of reference. As I don't associate with any herd members, this has never been a topic of open discussion.
Sheep talk as if they are logical, responsible people. That should, at least I would surmise, translate to a given understanding that in a society, there are going to be potentially dangerous people who will kill sheep to get what they want and also that there will be dangerous people who will not allow themselves to be harmed by anyone. The herd hates both equally. No, that isn't true. The herd will accept and make societal excuses for the criminals while those wolves who want to be left alone become the greatest threat to the herd's existence. I have no answer, only a rather perplexing set of questions. Some say we, the wolves (or to use the much more extolled term, sheepdogs) should protect the sheep. One, I am no sheepdog. Two, why would I protect those who despise me even above those who would prey on the sheep? The sheep dismiss evil - it's society's "fault" - but the sheep can't grasp why people who have no interest in hurting them, and happen to be armed and dangerous, should be allowed to exist. So, the sheep bleat to have me outlawed. I don't think there's any adequate way to comprehend that kind of logic.
If you choose to be a wolf, you should understand that much of your thinking and actions will remain with you alone. Most other people will be unable to accept them. But, there are benefits to being armed and dangerous, meaning self-reliant, capable and independent. Today, relaxing out in the sun, looking across our lake, I have no problem with being a wolf.
I consider the choices one makes as a journey, no more or less, and the individual always has a choice. If that choice is to leave the herd and have some sense of independence while learning how to survive the evil that one may encounter, then it's more likely that person will survive the challenges along that path. Or, one can decide that all of life is filled with peace and love. I may observe one of those people as, perhaps, not having the best grasp on reality, but they have made their choice and I'll not hate them for it. I really won't think anything about it. If they are attacked and get dead, then they're dead.
The "wolf" side of this choice seems to really be a point of contention with the herd of sheep. If they are all in the herd, they are little happy sheep. If a predator attacks one of them, the others will recoil in horror, but once the mess is cleaned up, the sheep will not bleat for predator controls, instead they bleat that teeth and claws should be outlawed. Strange thinking. Then the sheep will encounter one of us wolves. We have the teeth and claws but we are not killing sheep. We're actually not doing much of anything, just practicing our crafts and wanting to be left alone. For whatever reason I have yet to grasp, the sheep hate us, they want us disarmed. I am intrigued by the reason why this distaste is so strong. I am not sure that I have ever been a sheep so I lack that frame of reference. As I don't associate with any herd members, this has never been a topic of open discussion.
Sheep talk as if they are logical, responsible people. That should, at least I would surmise, translate to a given understanding that in a society, there are going to be potentially dangerous people who will kill sheep to get what they want and also that there will be dangerous people who will not allow themselves to be harmed by anyone. The herd hates both equally. No, that isn't true. The herd will accept and make societal excuses for the criminals while those wolves who want to be left alone become the greatest threat to the herd's existence. I have no answer, only a rather perplexing set of questions. Some say we, the wolves (or to use the much more extolled term, sheepdogs) should protect the sheep. One, I am no sheepdog. Two, why would I protect those who despise me even above those who would prey on the sheep? The sheep dismiss evil - it's society's "fault" - but the sheep can't grasp why people who have no interest in hurting them, and happen to be armed and dangerous, should be allowed to exist. So, the sheep bleat to have me outlawed. I don't think there's any adequate way to comprehend that kind of logic.
If you choose to be a wolf, you should understand that much of your thinking and actions will remain with you alone. Most other people will be unable to accept them. But, there are benefits to being armed and dangerous, meaning self-reliant, capable and independent. Today, relaxing out in the sun, looking across our lake, I have no problem with being a wolf.
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