Cochise - "I am alone"

As I read through our reading assignments I could not help but go back and think about the first piece “I am alone” by Cochise. It brought sadness to me and I could not help but wonder why people are and were so evil to each other.
As I continue reading this I see this sad Chief who has given up all that he has to the American people and yet, still they are not satisfied. He doesn’t know what else he could do but ask for peace. Seems like the Natives are tired of fighting and just want this to be done and over with it. They only not had to fight Americans but the Spanish have come first and tried to take over their land. After that as he says the “whites” came and went into war with the Natives.
“I have destroyed many of your people, but where I have destroyed one white man many have come in his place; but where and Indian has been killed there has been none to come in his place, so that the great people that welcomed you with acts of kindness to this land are now but a feeble band that fly before your soldiers as the deer before the hunter, and must all perish if this war continues.” Cochise says this with such sorrow. He is not proud of anything anymore he just wants his people to have some sort of a home and a life. I could imagine this chief who is just looking out for the safety of the children and the women. And he is willing at this point to give up whatever it takes just to help them all out.
The chief comes to beg them basically for any mercy. He has no pride left of any sort. He is tired and is ready this all to be done with. “I have come to you, not from any love for you or for your great father in Washington, or from any regard for his or your wishes, but as a conquered chief, to try to save alive the few people that still remain to me.” When reading this is I see a selfless man who is not worried about his needs he is worried about everyone else in his nation.
I believe he was a very strong leader and gave up his pride to help others. Very loving and caring man, there should be more people like him this day and age. When reading through this piece I could very well see why he would title it “I am alone”. He was all on his own and had no one else to help him out but himself. Makes me think a lot about the foundations of this country and other countries that always fight for territory… Why can’t everyone just live in peace? Right… maybe in another lifetime.