Have you guys reached the definition of life? Some of
you might have already decided or nailed
it while most are still working on it. There are sunny days, somber days,
funny days, painfully boring days, healthy days and morbid days…..At one moment
we fly like a skylark, but the other we fall down in bitterness. We are getting
tired of ups and downs full of switcheroos
in life, feeling like a ragged cloth in the kitchen. Until the final day, the
meaning of life will be constantly processed in every minute, and my primary
thoughts on “what it truly is” are also being shaped and molded at the moment. It is too early to despair and give up, because
there are many more songs of our lives unsung waiting in store for us.
Today, I would like to share many words of wisdom found
in the old saying from Native American culture. These quotes have been
excerpted from the book “The Soul Would Have No Rainbow If the Eyes Had No
Tears” written by Guy A. Zona.
Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge
is of the past, wisdom is of the future. (by Lumbee tribe)
ó Wisdom comes only when you stop
looking for it and start living the life the Creator intended for you.(by Hopi
tribe)
Poverty is a noose that strangles humility and breeds disrespect for God and
man. (by Sioux tribe)
If a man is as wise as a serpent, he
can afford to be as harmless as a dove. (by Cheyenne tribe)
The soul would have no rainbow if the
eyes had no tears. (by Minquass Tribe)
I seek strength, not to be greater
than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy- myself. (by Tribe unknown)
The bird who has eaten cannot fly with
the bird that is hungry. (by Omaha tribe)
The smarter a man is the more he needs
God to protect him from thinking he knows everything. (by Pima Tribe)
Life is not separate from death. It
only looks that way. (by Blackfoot tribe)
It is good to be reminded that each of
us has a different dream. (by Crow tribe)
Do not allow anger to poison you. (by
Hopi tribe)
Life is as the flash of the firefly in
the night, the breath of the buffalo in winter time. (by Blackfoot tribe)
Expressions
to nail something:
(verb) to perform or complete something perfectly or impressively
switcheroo:
(noun) an unexpected and surprising variation or reversal
to mold:
(verb) to give shape to something
noose:
(noun) a trap or snare
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