Living in Creator's World

When God finished making the Earth, the animals, and our first ancestors, the Bible tells us He said that it was "very good."

Yet much of the World's history revolves around the effort to isolate humans from the rest of creation (houses, Church buildings, cars, shopping malls, etc.)..

For a very long time, our Native American ancestors followed a different path. They had lived on this continent generation after generation, yet the newly arrived Europeans found a vast 'untouched wilderness' teeming with plant and animal resources.

The land was far from untouched. It had been responsibly managed by it's inhabitants for generations.

While much of that has been lost, it's important to realize we can still experience and enjoy Creator's natural world.

As Cherokee Descendants, we really don't have the option of throwing all our technology away to go live in the ways our ancestors did. But we should respect their mindset.

As much as we can, we should preserve, respect, and enjoy what is left of Creator's gift to us.

We should spend as much time as we reasonably can in the real world He made for us, rather than huddled in our airconditioned boxes. This is crucial to our wellbeing, spiritually as well as physically . This is especially important for young children. Record numbers of people have allergies today because they weren't exposed to the outdoors enough when their young immune systems were developing.

We should walk, run, or bicycle when feasible, rather than burning gasoline in our cars.

Not every aspect of our civilization and technology is so destructive. We have discovered renewable energy sources. We are finding ways to recycle and conserve our resources, and we should always keep looking for less wasteful ways of doing things. We should be recycling, even if it means being inconvenienced. (Our ancestors went miles out of their way to avoid over-hunting an area, and when they collected herbs and medicinals, they only took one of every four plants they found.)

We should embrace those technologies which conserve resources, and shun those that are wasteful or harmful. That does mean taking the time and effort to learn what is harmful, and what is beneficial. Ask questions. Use that brain the Creator gave you.

Take the time and effort to experience, appreciate, and protect the wonderful world Creator put us on. You will be well rewarded, and you will be sharing a core experience with your Cherokee Ancestors.