I also liked this reading. It made me thing of many personal things/experiences, that aren't directly related to the reading, but in a way, are still related. I dont know... this one really made me think, and i cant really put my thoughts into words...
I liked how he said that when his people die, they stay with the earth because they love it and respect it. And i liked the end when he was saying that the white man will think he's alone, but he'll never be alone, because the souls of the Natives will always be around. And for some reason, i really like how he says "the dead have power too". Im not quite sure what he meant by that, it could have many different meanings... maybe he meant that they'll haunt people to come, or maybe they'll be able to control nature (natural disasters) or both lol i dont know.
It made me think though, when he was talking about the white man's God not loving the red men... it made me think like... my God loves everyone. but i believe in a "white man religion"...? (Christianity)... I mean, there are a lot of people today who are christian and who aren't white. but they believe that God loves all races and all people...
The way Chief Seattle portrayed the "white man's god" was like.. a mean god. I dont think of my God as mean... I think of him more loving. But i can understand why he would think that.
I like the way the Native's think of the Great Spirit though... their "religion" seems a lot more loving and respecting/appriciating of earth n life and more enjoying of life. seems PEACEFUL. :)
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I really liked this reading too! You make a good point about how there are a lot of Christians today who are not white. I think that the white men brought over Christianity to the land. The red men's exposure to Christianity was probably only seen through the white men who were trying to take over their land. This gave the red men a negative attitude towards the God of those men. If I was in their shoes, I would not want the God that the white men were offering to me! The white men used their God as an excuse for power and prosperity for themselves... even if it meant stepping on other people. So basically what I am trying to say is that the white men did portray a mean God to the red men. I think that the white men falsely spoke of God. It only makes sense to think that if there is one God that exists that equally loves and cares for all people, that there will be some false beliefs about him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of what you said. I however do not think that Chief Seattle portrayed the white man's god as sinister. My interpretation was that he took a more apathetic/depressed approach towards speaking of the Great Spirit that has ignored the red man.
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