Gommy was thinking of something to write for this Sunday and while looking up different things, I came upon some quotations from American Indians. They are so poignant that Goms will not even attempt to say anything about them. If you have the time and the inclination, just read them and then re-read them.....I promise you will get much wisdom from their wisdom.....
ENJOY! They are as follows:
It is less of a problem to be poor, than to be dishonest.
Walk lightly in the spring; Mother Earth is pregnant.
Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance.
When a man moves away from nature, his heart becomes hard.
Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future.
Pray to understand what man has forgotten.
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.
You cannot wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.
Words are like arrows: once released, they strike their mark.
Guard them well or one day you may be your own victim. (sic)
White men have too many chiefs.
Every animal knows more than you do.
Talk to your children while they are eating; what you say will stay even after you are gone.
The coward shoots with eyes shut.
It is easy to be brave from a distance.
Cherish youth, but trust old age.
The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.
They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind.
If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins.
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
Wisdom comes only when you stop looking for it and start living the life the Creator intended for you.
One finger cannot lift a pebble.
A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.
And one that is ONE of my favorites: "Pray to God.....but steer away from the rocks."
And the final one is not by an American Indian but by Jorges Luis Borges. Goms just felt it was very thought provoking.....it is; "Don't talk unless you can improve the silence."
That's it for this Sunday boys and girls. I hope you got as much from these wise words as Goms did.....Have a Blessed day....Hugs & Mush - Goms ((*.*))
