Remain close to the Great Spirit
Treat the earth and all that dwell thereon
with respect
Show great respect for your fellow beings
Work together for the benefit of mankind
Give assistance and kindness wherever needed
Do what you know to be right
Look after the well-being of mind and body
Dedicate a shore of your efforts to the greater good
Be truthful and honest at all times
Take full responsibility for your actions
"Creator gave you two ears....
And one mouth....
So you can listen
twice as much
as you speak"
look kindly upon the whole human family
and take away the arrogance and hatred
which separates us from our brothers...
Only after the last tree has been cut down
Only after the last river has been poisoned
Only after the last fish has been caught
Only then will you find that money cannot
be eaten
May the warm winds of heaven
blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit bless
all who enter there.
May your mocassins make
happy tracks in many snows.
And may the rainbow
always touch your shoulders.
May you have the strength
of eagles' wings,
The faith and courage to
fly to new heights,
And the wisdom
of the universe
to carry you there
O Great Spirit
Make me wise, so that I understand
The things you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lesson you have hidden
in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength, not to be greater than my
brother,
But to fight against my greatest enemy
Myself
Great Spirit You are all that is and
has ever been!
I was born to say, "I love You!"
Help remind me through the day
that love should be my only goal,
My only thought in what I do,
And my only inspiration.
For without love,
I am lost,
I am lonely.
~ The Cherokee ~
Love is something that you and I must have.
We must have it because our spirit feeds
upon it. We must have it because without
it we become faint and weak.
Without love our self-esteem weakens,
Without it our courage fails.
Without love we can no longer look
confidently at the world.
We turn inward and begin to feed
on our own personalities and
little by little we destroy ourselfs.
With love we are creative,
With love we march tirelessly.
With love and with love alone,
We are able to sacrifice for others.
~ Chief Dan George ~
