The Wise Man believes profoundly in silence - the sign
of a perfect equilibrium.
Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind
and spirit.
The man who preserves his self-hood ever calm and unshaken by the
storms of existence - not a leaf, as it were, astir on the tree, not a ripple
upon the surface of the shinning pool - his, in the mind of the unlettered
sage, is the ideal attitude and conduct of life.
What are the fruits of
silence? They are self-control, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity
and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character. ~ Ohiyesa / Santee
Sioux
There is a BAD
situation we have across these United States. This land is rich and abundant with respects to archaeology & artifacts! There is North American Indian trace beneath our land and within our waters... BUT it was NEVER exclusively "OURS". A BAD WIND has been blowing across these lands since before you and I... a bad wind, long blowing.
We should have NO tolerance for the ignorance of men which has gone to seed. We should literally MOVE their persuasions with wisdom, strength & intelligence. How could a man tolerate living in a Land where the ignorant and presumptuous dictate when we bend over and pick
up a rock! How completely foolish to
consider such artifacts “hands off”. They look to appease their own guilt.
The substance of Stone Age tools was
utilitarian and expendable resource! It
was akin to our own plastic bottles or silverware or a multitude of other tools
we use!!! THESE artifacts are NOT sacred
to the People… what WAS sacred to them was THEIR LIFE, THEIR LAND, THEIR WATER! Think about this...
The same presumptuous people who frown on artifact collection are the ones buried in guilt posing amendments to
sanctify broken promises!!!! They
posture protection of Indian “artifacts” while standing on raped land wet with
blood they shed unmoved!
May the express Spirit of the Creator touch all men's heart to teach & to learn. Can we look at the root to legal policies based on greed and self-seeking honestly... can we stand resistance & proud to represent the truth of the North American Indian? Can we be honest as to what continues to be sacred to them?
The
land is sacred. These words are at the core of your being. The land is our
mother, the rivers our blood. Take our land away and we die. That is, the
wildness in us dies.
- Mary Brave Bird / Oglala Sioux
