"Wholeness"

W e 

are part of the

 Earth 

and it is part of us...

The perfumed Flowers are our Sisters;

the Deer, the Horse, the great Eagle,

these are our Brothers.

The rocky Crests, the juices of the Meadows,

the body heat of the Pony, and Human Beings,

all Belong to the same Family...

The shining Water that moves in the Streams and Rivers

is not just Water

but the Blood of our Ancestors... 

The Rivers are our Brothers,

they quench our Thirst...

The Air is precious,

for all things share the same

Breath~

the Animal, the Tree, the Human,

they all share the same Breath...

The Air shares its Spirit with all the Life it supports.

The Wind that gave our Grandfather

his first Breath

 also receives his last Sigh...

What are People without Animals?

If all the Animals were gone,

Humans would die from a great Loneliness

of Spirit. 

  For whatever happens to the Animals

soon happens to the People.

All Things are Connected.

This We Know.

The Earth does not belong to Human Beings;

Human Beings Belong to the Earth.

This We Know.

All Things are Connected.

Whatever Befalls the Earth

befalls the Children of the Earth.

We do not weave the Web of Life,

we are merely a Strand in it.

Whatever We  Do to the Web,

WE

Do to Ourselves.

~ATTRIBUTED TO CHIEF SEALTH 

~Beannaichte'

(6-17-12)