Yes I said it: "I believe in Bigfoot"

Editor's Note: This is a post by Bigfoot Evidence contributor Melloney T. She lives in southern Spain and her various interests are herpetology, mythology, and ufology. Basically, everything supernatural.

Fairy tales, folklore, legends and myths, the tradition of telling stories came long before the written page, even probably before the spoken word. From the beginning, humans used drawings and enactments through dance and rhythm, then later through song and story telling. Some tales were told to warn and teach, others to amaze and astound, or to bring laughter or tears.

These stories were handed down from one generation to the next, to be remembered and passed on time and time again to a willing audience or young ear. It was a form of entertainment, a time of great joy, when families, groups, tribes and alike would come together and enjoy one another's company.

Often the stories would be told by the leaders, the shamans, or the elders of the tribe, it was a way of bringing their people together as one listening mind. These stories often contained the precious history of a people, a town or a tribe, they were n´t all just playful ditties or scary anecdotes , some were recollections of heroic events, or chronicles of ancient civilizations long gone. They were and still are important to many people, many of them are still being told but maybe in another form, maybe translated in a different manner.

Some stories carried moral and ethical learning, being told as an entertaining story instead of being taught as a stern lesson a child would remember it more fondly. This is the case of the “stranger danger” fairy tales such as “Little Red Riding Hood”, just one of many stories that we as a modern civilisation are forgetting.

Many old tribes from around the world, which have not been tainted by modern humans still respect the tradition of passing down their stories to the next generation, it is seen as an important way to better and advance their peoples physical lives and mental spirits. Yes some stories may be far fetched and some might be funny but if you analysed them, there would be a reason for them lasting the length of time, which they have, they are not to be ignored or taken lightly, many have hidden meanings or lessons to be learnt.

So why have we as modern people stopped telling them? The answer is easy, we no longer want to believe in what we cannot see, we will not allow ourselves to be taken down the road of imagination simply because now science and order dictates our lives. We are told what to believe in and we are shown, our minds are tuned into televisions, computers and alike, leaving many of us are unable to except the “what if” or the “what could be”. We feel ashamed too easily, we dislike being different, scared of being laughed at, standing out from the flock of sheep.

Our minds are no longer free they are moulded, contained in the here and now. We are led to believe that creatures and lands from stories cannot exist, we are humans, the kings of our domain, nothing can exist here that we have not seen already. But can they, can things still be hidden within our world and we just do not know it yet? Certainly our ancestors thought so and they told many people who unfortunately did not listen. Because of this so much was lost to us, our way of life changed, we lost touch with everything we shouldn't have.

As a person who believes that there can be more than our eyes can see, I am asking you to pass your stories on, be proud of the stories you have. Tell people what you have witnessed, felt or even touched. As a community we should stand by one another and not feel ridiculed simply because other people have closed minds, we should be open and accepting and most of all teachers.

Pass your stories on to the children, family and friends, allow them to feel the wonderment that you feel, allow them the chance of opening up their minds to a world of colour, not just one of black and white. Be story tellers, amaze them, scare then, teach them, warn them, nurture them with your words, do what we as humans were meant to do.

If you know any native Americans, old grandparents, relatives, who have stories to tell, listen to them, gather them. If you know a friend or an acquaintance who saw a Bigfoot, record the details, take a note, do not let the facts disappear with time. If ever you have a chance to take a photograph or make a sound recording, do it, even if some disbelieve what they see or hear it matters to you, it is your history.

I believe that by reviving and retelling stories about Bigfoot, we can inspire current and future generations to protect the species. Maybe even later to acknowledge it as being one that deserves a place next to us, on this earth. So start sending in everything that matters so we can keep a history of this creature here on the blog, keep records yourself and never lose them, so much has already been lost or forgotten.