It Takes a Winner to Win
A man stands in front of a room full of student chairs. These are the ones with a small desk top and arm rest attached permanently to a chair. About two-thirds of the seats are occupied with the empty seats randomly distributed throughout the room.
The man begins to speak. This is a military speech. He is motivating the men and intends to recruit them into the service of the U.S. military. He has a prepared speech, and begins it.
“It takes a winner to win,” he says. He holds up a long paper. On it are some paragraphs filling most of its length. At the bottom, three headshot photos finish the document.
“These are three great leaders. Each knew how to win,” he says. Next, he is going to say a person with a winning past knows how to win. But, people without a history of winning should not be expected to win in the future.
However, he is interrupted by the sudden appearance of two of the men in the head shots on his document. They are Sitting Bull and White Cloud.
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| Sitting Bull |
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| White Cloud |
Most of the men in the audience turn with excitement to see the two men seated in the back of the room. The speaker waves his pages and yells to recover control of the room. But, almost all the men cheer for Sitting Bull. They are excited.
The third man on the document is a white leader. But, he is not mentioned, and does not appear in the room. As the leader yells, and the Native Americans cheer, I understand something as the dreamer: Sitting Bull will not last long. He will die. But, White Cloud will surprise both the white men and the Native Americans. He will endure.
End Dream
In the morning, I prayed. The Holy Spirit told me that White Cloud is the beginning of a storm. The story of White Cloud is very fascinating. You can read it here: White Cloud.
Update(1/17/2015): After reading more about White Cloud, and comparing him to Sitting Bull, I see a different meaning. Sitting Bull attacked primarily the whites. White Cloud's life included a lot of killing other Indians and feuds with other clans that brought revenge killings.
Update(1/17/2015): After reading more about White Cloud, and comparing him to Sitting Bull, I see a different meaning. Sitting Bull attacked primarily the whites. White Cloud's life included a lot of killing other Indians and feuds with other clans that brought revenge killings.