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I Feel Like The Only One Of My Kind

Lone Wolf...
Sometimes, it can be difficult to be something that most do not believe or understand. You are constantly bombarded with claims that you cannot possibly exist, and to think otherwise means you are either an idiot or insane. It hurts enough to know that most do not believe in you or others like you. Suddenly, your family history and everything you do means absolutely nothing. You are not normal, so you are automatically evil and must be destroyed or locked away from society. Even for those that believe in what I am, there are many who think of us as monsters that would steal babies at night and kill without reason. Those who know we exist have done a good job of making most believe we do not exist and demonizing us so that, even if they knew, they would see us as mindless beasts and nothing more.
Many may read this with skeptical eyes and discount every word I say, judging before knowing who they judge and why they are even so quick to be close-minded. I have no solid proof of what I am, although I have been searching for it. Therefore, I cannot claim that we do exist. However, I do hope that there are those out there who would at least consider the possibility. And more importantly, I hope that those who do not believe realize that they most likely have no more proof that we don't exist than I do that we do exist.
If I could have one wish, It would be that my kind could be acknowledged by humans and accepted amongst them with little to no problems. In truth, it sounds like a foolish wish, but it never hurts to hope. I just don't want to feel so alone anymore. I cannot be myself because others would think me to be insane. I must reform to human society, even though it is difficult and I cannot help but be stubborn about it. I just wish you people out there would realize what all has been done to my kind. So many murdered for pointless reasons and then forgotten or covered up. And now we are forced to hide because exposure could be extremely dangerous. There are those of my kind that do not want humans to find out about us, but I do for a reason I cannot explain. I just believe it is time for the public to know, and hoepefully we will be accepted someday. Understand that, regardless of everything humans have done to me, my family and friends, I still hold out a hand and ask for friendship.
Grudges are pointless now, and I will gladly set aside every dark thing in my past for a chance to make my kind known to the public and have them be accepted. I hope that such a thing can happen. Then no longer will I have to see someone look at me strangely when I mention anything about what I am. No more lies and hatred.
As I said before, I cannot convince anyone of what I am. But people put enormous amounts of blind faith in things that may or may not be true, so all I ask is that people out there give me a chance. At least consider that it might be possible.

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waterwolf123

i agree with most of what you are saying.
But i disagree with one thing, i really dont think humans are ready to know, and i actually dont want them to either. i like my privacy, its enough to talk about it on this website. If we where to show them the truth i think we would be hunted down and being forsed to live in a lab or a cage.
No i deffenetly dont want the humankind knowing.
But a really good story man, thumbs up to you ;)

Drachona · 31-35, M

I understand how you feel. I am one of few who feel this way, but I think that this is partly because many tend to look at things both in the short-term and based on their situation. Hiding may work for you now, but there are many who it does not work for. Also, there are multiple, almost guaranteed negative side-effects to hiding. To make it more personal, think on these questions: first, how will you explain to your children what they are if they are like you? Will you explain it to them? Will you even know if they conform to human society? How negatively might false ideas and misconceptions about your kind affect you throughout the rest of your life? How might they affect our history and culture? Will there be a history or culture left if it cannot be maintained and, most importantly, taught and learned on a large scale? Do you know your kind's history? To what extent are you apart of the culture? What is the culture? Can a culture survive if it is repressed and not expressed? Can a person progress by hiding their true nature? Can a kind progress by hiding what they are? Can society progress if incorrect and demonizing views are allowed to dominate a subject? Is hiding lying? Is lying progressive? I could go on, and I did not mean to bombard you with questions. This is more for anyone who feels that hiding is a good idea.

waterwolf123

well i see where you are going with this, but i still stand on my point. If wolves come out to humans i dont want to be a part of it. like i said i like my privacy ;) pluss i have thought everything out when it comes to when i have children. there are not many wolves out there, and i dont want humans to destroy our kind. there is a reason why our ancesters didnt want to expose themself to humans, and i respect them and their vizdom to much.

waterwolf123

btw i also totally respect your opinion, just not for me ;)

Drachona · 31-35, M

I have only two questions: how would you know how many wolves there are? Also, could you ever know for sure if we continue to hide?

waterwolf123

i dont know the exact number on how many wolves there are, but i do sens it when there are wolves around me, and let me tell you, in norway i have only seen 2 others.

And no i cant know if wolves desides to hide or not and thats not up to me.

Drachona · 31-35, M

Just because they are not around you does not mean they are few in number. Even a small fraction of the population as a whole is a lot of people. Even if we made up 1% of the world's population, that is over 70 million people. Also, I was not asking about whether or not wolves decide to hide, which they do. I was asking, how could you possibly know the numbers of a species that intentionally hides from public knowledge? That, in turn, brings up the question of cohesion. How could any group ever be strong as a people if they cannot even communicate with others like them or speak openly on such subjects? To avoid exposure is to allow that kind of disorganization and ignorance to continue forever, if something does not happen to expose us accidentally. It is a significant gamble.

waterwolf123

I was talking about that we are a small % of the human kind. And no like i said i dont know how many wolves that are out there, i only know that we are a alot smaller kind than humankind.
i dont need other wolves to be strong, i have my pack and thats all i need. I dont really think you know the purpes of wolves? we like being alone with our pack. Different packs together is NOT a good mix. And truthfully i dont really see the POINT of coming out to humans, what good does it make?

waterwolf123

AND i dont really like that you are trying to convert me into your mindset. i have told you what i think and noone can ever change that. if you so badly want to come out to humans then do it i dont care.

waterwolf123

and btw u should be careful. you say things that a hunter would have said.. just sayin.

Drachona · 31-35, M

Firstly, I am not trying to convert you to anything. I speak based on what I know and believe. No one has to listen to me. Secondly, how has anything I have said compared to what a hunter would say. Or, more importantly, what do hunters say? Thirdly, you say you do not know how many wolves there are, but you know they are few in number; that is a contradictory statement. We may be smaller than humanity, but I am just trying to suggest a glass-half-full perspective; a progressive perspective. Fourthly, if you like being alone with your pack, that is fine. However, there was cohesion in the past and there can be again. This is not about packs living together, but packs making unified decisions. In the face of human global politics, we cannot afford to be broken up if we wish to survive. Lastly, I have said what the downfalls and benefits of exposure are before. Simplified, the certain downfalls of hiding include loss of history, psychological/social/relationship problems, loss of ability to or knowledge of how to shift, etc. These are already happening. The potential downfalls of exposure include fear, hunting, demonizing, distrust, lies, disbelief, genocide, etc. The reality is that exposure can happen by accident. Even if we do not have a plan of action, we at least need a plan of reaction. I respect your perspective and opinion, but this is mine. I am focused on my kind as a whole and the long-term effects of hiding, not just what works for me right now. I would not be doing this if I did not care for all beings. I am doing this because, if some fool decides to raise a "werewolf army" (and they are out there) and beings like us are exposed in the process through a negative light, the only ones who can help us are the people who thought exposure through instead of disregarded it as being unimportant.

Drachona · 31-35, M

This is correct, in my opinion. We need greater cohesion. Although, unless someone thinks of a way, communicating with others would be significantly difficult. Not everyone has access to a phone or computer. Older wolves probably do not even care to use them.

Drachona · 31-35, M

By the way, I am not trying to incite conflict. We started off rather calmly. I am just presenting my opinion. You do not have to agree. All I do is say what I believe to be right. Some agree, and others disagree. I just want to promote progression and open-mindedness.

waterwolf123

i think wolves are surviving just well in hiding. And the history of us could never go away as long as we are alive. And you say " loss of ability to or knowledge of how to shift" well what do you mean by this? If you are a shifter, you will shift without any knowledge about it, its in your instincts and in your DNA, so i really dont see what you mean by this...

And you ask why i think you sound like a hunter, well let me just say, what is the hunters main goal? To make us expose ourself, so they can find us.
And yes exposure can happen by axident, but if that happens (something that is really unlikely) i would deal with that then.

To be honest i dont see anything good coming out of exposure, but that is just me. But like i said, go ahead and reveal yourself to humans, i just dont want to be apart of it, and neither does my pack, so i hope you have a pack to help you out if you do.
now im done with this discussion.

waterwolf123

i understand this and i respect you belifs i just dont want to be a part of it. and this dicussion is not going anywhere so i just want it to end. And i am open minded and i have thought it thro and i still stand on my point and i hope you can respect that back! ;)

Drachona · 31-35, M

I do respect your opinion. I just feel like I have wasted my time. If something does happen, regardless of likelihood, I just hope that someone else has a plan of action.

Drachona · 31-35, M

Yes, it is an endeavor for the good of all beings. The alternative, of course, is not any better. In my opinion, it is much worse in the long-term. But apparently, no one cares to think about that. Screw the future; if it works now, then why bother to ever change anything.