Summary of Flaum Article

Part 1:14 wolves were released from captivity into the wilderness, but they didn’t know how to howl. One wolf, Mumon, journeyed deep into the forest to find his howl. There he sees a deer and begins to hunt, but before he can attack the deer speaks to him, saying when he is hungry enough for his howl, he will hear it. Mumon eats the deer and is grateful, but ashamed. He bathes in the river and sleeps. When he awakes, a raven tells him that his mark is on the deer carcass and that his howl will come to him when he stops being ashamed of what he is. Mumon begins running and feels his old self slipping out of him. He encounters a farmer with a gun and he gets shot. All of a sudden a tribe is chanting around a fire. Mumon walks into the middle and howls, realizing that its not a tribe and a fire, but his pack and a rock. The rest of his pack begin to howl and they all feel free.

The point Flaum is trying to make is that to find your voice you may have to sacrifice everything. You might think that you can’t do it. You might think it’s too hard. You might think it’s terrifying, but the only way to it is through it.

Part 2: 

“And in the end

The love you take

Is equal to

The love you make”

-The Beatles

This quote speaks to me because it is so simple, yet so relevant in everyday life. The quote is basically saying, in the most general terms, in order to get an outcome you must put in some type of effort. This can apply to love (if you want love, give love,) respect (if you want respect, give respect,) or sharing (if you want something, give something in return.) I also think its important that we remember this quote because often times people expect things without attempting to earn them. Although people don’t always get what they deserve, putting in the effort is the first step.