Post for the day: After a long hard week and deep thought, I thought deeply about something. A topic in which much name calling had come out. What does it matter what color you are, or how much blood you have? What does it matter if we will one day no longer exist as a Sicangu Oyate? What does it matter if our tribe will one day vanish? One thing I learned is some people have a problem with someone wanting to push the 4/4 issue but fully support the no KXL or want to stand up against the land buy back program. You know why I am asking this? One day we are all going to perish, some of us have both feet set in this world and we forget one day we will move to the other side. When I make my journey it will not matter if I had alot of land, or had 200 full blooded kids, or had many great horses, or hand tons of land, or protected mother earth. We forget the power of Unci Maka, she will cleanse herself and will continue her cycle as she sees fits, because she is also Wakan Tanka, she is also apart of this great mystery. I must apologize for my belief about preserving 4/4s or pushing the issue. All it did was signify my lack of faith and show everyone that I had both feet set on this earth. After burying my sister today I was starkly reminded that we must spend this lifetime preparing for our next walk. So what if the tribe disappears, or the water ceases to exist, or the land completely disappears. In the end we make our journey and take none of that with us, if people remember us it will not matter, if they truly walk alongside Wakan Tanka then they will be happy we no longer have to endure the pains of this life on this earth. I always say I am not afraid to die but I realize now that when I bring up topics, trying to push the issue of maintaining 4/4s, or doing this or doing that, it just shows everyone that I am afraid to leave this walk. Where my sister went, she is happy, very happy; that told me that I will also be able to make that walk to where she is, which made me very happy. We humans, well some of us carry a burden for some of the things we have done so I finally felt peace in my heart knowing I will have an opportunity to be happy with my sister one day. Knowing that my wife, my children will also be able to make that journey and be in that happy place. I hope something I type or say to people, will help them forget this life because it is short, temporary and full of suffering. Mitakuye Owasin.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:10:21 +0000
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