A few days ago, he asked when I'm coming back, and if I regretted it. I'm not sure how I should regret that, even though, yes, my closest friends (of the same mentalities) are dismayed and one of them even cried. I actually laughed in her face when she told me she bawled in the car with a bewildered boyfriend. Such a funny image.
"We are so close and I always thought that we're so similar. That we have the same mindset. Then you go and do something like that. It came as a shock and I felt like I lost something. I can't explain it."
So, like, I'm your mental twin or something?
"Uh no but yeah."
She's a big prude. However I understand why she cried. I wouldn't cry if I was in her place, but I really do know the reason why she's so affected. I told her that I'd return to visit the Canadian natives again soon. She wants me to promise that "nothing will happen" or she'll tag along and basically block any guy who wants to come near. I told her that he might come and visit me and she expressed her disdain. "I don't trust this guy at all. I don't think he is serious." Haha. I dunno. She's so precious.
I established the fact that there's nothing serious at all. In fact, I would worry if he showed signs of having any feelings. That, would be really, really troublesome.
"We hear sometimes about Indians having Original Instructions given to them by the Creator. What are they?" He replied without hesitation, “There is only one: ‘Love one another.’" He has also told me “Don’t ask for anything. The Creator knows what we need better than what we do. Be thankful with what you have and what you get. When you wake up in the morning, give thanks for being able to take another breath. When you go to bed, give thanks for another day. Look around you and give thanks for what you see at that particular time and season. Think about the Creator always and you will keep a peaceful mind."
Bought two books from Amazon UK, then bought another from Amazon US (it wasn't available in the UK) much later. Amazon US arrived sooner despite being an ocean away! Amazon UK, where's my stuff?
AUSTRIA is a wonderful little country in Europe. She is known for orchestral music, desserts —specifically apfelstrudel, and also for being very scenic, through the natural landscape and her classic architecture. Also happens to be Hitler's birthplace. One of her cities, Wien (Vienna) is the namesake for hotdogs (wieners). She is not: • Australia, a continent in the Southern Hemisphere, • English-speaking. Her official language is German. • Nonexistent nor a typo error of the country mentioned above. I think I've had it with grown ups coming in and reading 'Austrian' blatantly as 'Australian' assuming that it was a mistake.
"Don't walk behind me - I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me - I may not follow. Walk beside me so that we may be as one."
— Ute wisdom
"The greatest strength is gentleness."
— Iroquois proverb
"It does not require many words to speak the truth."
— Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
A short story to follow:
The US plans to bring to fruition the plans of a manned space shuttle journey to the moon. A couple of potential astronauts were brought to vast Native lands to train for their mission.
An Elder saw them and asked in his native tongue, "what are they doing in those big suits?"
His son, who speaks English, approaches the team to inquire. The astronauts reply that they are going to the moon. The son relays the message back to his father, who becomes visibly excited.
"To the moon!" He exclaimed. "Son, ask if they can send a message to the moon for me."
The son approaches them again to tell them his father's request. The astronauts thought about it and decided to ask their superior.
"This is good promotional material," replied the superior. "I will personally get the message from the Indian."
The superior meets up with the Elder and records his message, which was in his native tongue. "I can't use that to market our mission to American folks," thought the superior. "I'll get his son to translate." To which the son hears the message, but bursts into laughter and refused to do anything further than that. Puzzled, the superior approaches another group of tribe members to translate, but they too roared with laughter upon hearing the message, and were too tickled to do anything proper for a while.
Frustrated, the superior brings the Elder's message to an official translator.
"I've had enough of being taken for a fool! Translate this message at once!"
Similarly, the translator hears the message and laughs so hard he has to hold his sides, but he did give the superior the translation he wanted so badly:
"Dear Moon, the whites are coming. Watch out for your land."
“The term ‘halted traveller’ is usually associated with German romantic painters like Caspar David Friedrich, to describe a person seen from behind facing a lanscape. The lonely wanderer appears to have been halted by the view of the landscape.
This implies to us as a viewer that there is perhaps more to the landscape than we see. One can also identify with the figure. His posture invites you to imagine what he feels facing this landscape in front of his and your eyes.”
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