Things don't just happen because they feel like it. Everything has a purpose and a reason. Even the creepiest, weirdest, and scariest things have a purpose. Spiders....they have a purpose. They eat other unwanted insects. Many see them as a scary pest that they need to get rid of. Sure they are very creepy but so are some other little bugs.
The Corollas have a purpose and a reason. Just ask the conquistadors. They were the very early Spanish settlers. Arriving by boats, with families in tow, there wasn't any time to see the beautiful surroundings that they had come upon.
They jumped on their ponies and begun work. Collecting things for the start of their new lives. The trees, gave wood for fires, houses and weapons. The grass served as bedding, insulation, and food to their ponies. Even the sand held a purpose and a reason. One of those reasons was too file down their ponies hooves. It kept their hooves maintained so much better than any animals had ever been. It was natural and required no shoes. The most painless and stressless care for a horses hooves. The conquistador built a settlement and at the end of the day they looked out over the ocean and reached down to pet their ponies ear taking pride in a life and a companion.
Those ponies survived alongside their owners for well over 500 years. Today they scatter among the Outer Banks. They are the banker ponies. They are beautiful, serene, and tranquil. These horses embody the true spirit and determination that once lived in so many settlers who made this land available to us today. Without those settlers, we would be nothing. And without their ponies they would have been nothing. So what our lives come down too are little ponies no heavier than 800 pounds, no taller than 14.3 hands, and humbler than anybody or anything you will ever meet.
They have a purpose. It is to be a companion and a worker for anyone who needs them. They have a reason. It is to help us in our times of need. We will forever owe them for giving us what we have. The Corolla Wild Horses have a purpose and a reason much greater than that of a spider. Yet the population of spiders soars while the population of the ponies hangs on by a fingertip.
This is a picture of my adorable little nephew, Brandon. He is 5. He has a purpose...to annoy his little sister to death. His reason for that, its fun.
Spiders aren't all that bad!!! Just a bit scary. Of course these great horses need much more "human" help than spiders. They have a "special" place on this earth just like every other living creature! It's just up to us to help!
ReplyDeleteI am deathly afraid of spiders so it seemed like the thing to say. Yes, these horses have a very special place...and I guess the spiders do too but that place is no where near me!
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