The Five Legends: A Journey to Heal Divided Hearts
Book Description:
Drawing on 30 years of helping families, this profound fable by the Anasazi Foundation illustrates the true anguish of conflict and explains how we can end war within ourselves, within our families, and even between nations.
Created in 1988 by renowned wilderness pioneers Larry D. Olsen and Ezekiel C. Sanchez (a Totonac Indian whose native name is Good Buffalo Eagle), the Anasazi Foundation invites young people, through a primitive living experience, to effect a change of heart. For over thirty years, their teachings have helped families begin anew and walk in harmony in the wilderness of the world.
Inspired by their wisdom, this book tells the story of two brothers whose warring hearts threaten to destroy their lives and their community. Trapped in a canyon, the two brothers are rescued by a mysterious old man who perceives their need for peace. He offers to guide them home -- inviting them to open their hearts toward a New Beginning. When they agree, he teaches them the five legends of peace. And as they walk forward, they learn that we are free to create peace in our own lives--and how to do it. This discovery saves not only the brothers but ultimately their people. This poetic narrative offers us all a hopeful way out of the canyons of war, leaving behind the warring within.
Tarah's Review:
I wasn't expecting to like this book, and despite it's small size I thought it would take me a long time to read it. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed it a lot, and finished it quite quickly. I've already given it to my son to read because I think that he will like it immensely.
I loved the premise behind the book. How peace comes from each of us individually, and that we need to look in our own hearts and stop blaming others. This was told in a story format about two brothers who tore their people apart. When they come together again they are both needing help, and an old man helps them home. While helping them home he tells them these five legends, and eventually helps them each heal their own hearts.
There were so many lessons in this book, and so many things that I think we can all relate too. A wonderful story will teach these lessons without shoving them down your throat, and that is what this book does.
Andrea's Review:
The Five Legends isn't the type of book that I typically seek out, and it honestly took me awhile to sit down and get started. The foreword had a lot of Navajo words and being unfamiliar with the language I stumbled over the mental pronunciation and it halted my progress. However, when I sat back down a second time to finish the book, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
One of the things that stood out to me is how similar the messages from each of the Five Legends were to what I have been taught in my religion. It helped tie two seemingly different groups together and the knowledge that we have similar beliefs brought a peaceful, united feeling. For me that was the main takeaway. We need to look for what we have in common and work together in life.
I would recommend this book to anyone. It is a quick, clean read with a wonderful message.
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Title: The Five Legends: A Journey to Heal Divided Hearts
Author: Larry D. Olsen and Ezekiel C. Sanchez Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Published: January 2019 ISBN:1523098252 Source: We received copies from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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