Post by Spirit of the Lynx on Jul 4, 2007 16:55:35 GMT -5
From: ♫Mysti♫ (Original Message) Sent: 9/5/2004 7:26 PM
On Character:
Man's character should be like an arrow: flawless, sharp, competently used, sure, straight and directed. A poor charater wavers, swerves and misses its mark in life.
On Killing:
Killing is not man's nature. It is not inborn as in some animals. Man is taught to kill. As for myself, I would live from the gifts the EArth has provided, never killg any living thing. The only killing that can ever be justified is that necessary for survival; and how often, in your lives, has that been necessary?
On Laughter:
Man should learn to laugh from a babbling brook. Countless are the snags and obsticales; narrow place, dammed up places, falls, ripples, Yet, listen to the brook-it laughs its way down stream.
On Wrath:
Man's wrath should be as the thunder. It storms for a while, rolling and grumbling, crashes, then calms as though it never happened. TYhe brigh sunshine that follows is its apology. Who can look upon a bright sunny day and remember the wrath of yesterday?
On Common Sense:
Animals have more sense then man. They take no more then what they need for one day, never over indulge, ar not extravagant, and unless hungry never eat. The do not have drunkenness, never injure themselves with abuses, rest when sleepy, ghet alon with their own kind and are friendly to others. They romp and play, and get plenty of exercise. They seek out that which keeps themselves healthy. In comparison animals live longer than men.
On Rest:
Rest is an overlooked necessityu of life. Observe all animals except man. You will find all animals rest for long periods. Night creatures seek food only a few hours durning the darkness; day creatures search for food only untill they have found it. All creatures sleep when they are tird, napping many times thoughout the day. Fowers close, trees lie fdormant. All growing things bear fruit then rest for a season. Man is the only living thing that refuses to sleep, pushing himself to the edge of endurance.
On knowledge:
Rain is like knowledge. It pours down upon the earth and the earth soaks it up, stores it, then uses it. The earth lies waiting for the next down pouring. Knowledge should pour down upon man. He too should stor it, and use it, and li waiting for th next downpour. Parched land is that cracked, dry land that did not store rain so can not use it. Ignorance and predudice are the results of man not storing knowledge and using it. Parched land is useless. Ignorant man is also useless.
On Equality:
Man's purpose in life is to provide food and shelter for himself and his family. The rest of living falls on woman. She makes the home, provides the children, teaches them, works the soil, tends the animals, provides the c\lothing, atends to the comforts of her husband, and obeys his commands. Is this equality? To know his children, man must communicate with them. To know his woman man must share her duties. I attrigbute the success of my nation not to my men, but my women.
~Swift Eagle
On Character:
Man's character should be like an arrow: flawless, sharp, competently used, sure, straight and directed. A poor charater wavers, swerves and misses its mark in life.
On Killing:
Killing is not man's nature. It is not inborn as in some animals. Man is taught to kill. As for myself, I would live from the gifts the EArth has provided, never killg any living thing. The only killing that can ever be justified is that necessary for survival; and how often, in your lives, has that been necessary?
On Laughter:
Man should learn to laugh from a babbling brook. Countless are the snags and obsticales; narrow place, dammed up places, falls, ripples, Yet, listen to the brook-it laughs its way down stream.
On Wrath:
Man's wrath should be as the thunder. It storms for a while, rolling and grumbling, crashes, then calms as though it never happened. TYhe brigh sunshine that follows is its apology. Who can look upon a bright sunny day and remember the wrath of yesterday?
On Common Sense:
Animals have more sense then man. They take no more then what they need for one day, never over indulge, ar not extravagant, and unless hungry never eat. The do not have drunkenness, never injure themselves with abuses, rest when sleepy, ghet alon with their own kind and are friendly to others. They romp and play, and get plenty of exercise. They seek out that which keeps themselves healthy. In comparison animals live longer than men.
On Rest:
Rest is an overlooked necessityu of life. Observe all animals except man. You will find all animals rest for long periods. Night creatures seek food only a few hours durning the darkness; day creatures search for food only untill they have found it. All creatures sleep when they are tird, napping many times thoughout the day. Fowers close, trees lie fdormant. All growing things bear fruit then rest for a season. Man is the only living thing that refuses to sleep, pushing himself to the edge of endurance.
On knowledge:
Rain is like knowledge. It pours down upon the earth and the earth soaks it up, stores it, then uses it. The earth lies waiting for the next down pouring. Knowledge should pour down upon man. He too should stor it, and use it, and li waiting for th next downpour. Parched land is that cracked, dry land that did not store rain so can not use it. Ignorance and predudice are the results of man not storing knowledge and using it. Parched land is useless. Ignorant man is also useless.
On Equality:
Man's purpose in life is to provide food and shelter for himself and his family. The rest of living falls on woman. She makes the home, provides the children, teaches them, works the soil, tends the animals, provides the c\lothing, atends to the comforts of her husband, and obeys his commands. Is this equality? To know his children, man must communicate with them. To know his woman man must share her duties. I attrigbute the success of my nation not to my men, but my women.
~Swift Eagle