Reading #12 9/28

observation certainly has its rewards, The indian lives in every sense of the word from his first breath to his last. 

This reading says to me that the earth is beautiful, the things we see in our life time are beautiful. Our eyesight is a gift and the sights we see is a reward. The world as so much more to offer than just living and seeing one town in your lifetime. It feels like its telling me to go out and see the world, visit the different places, experience their cultures, and taste their food. There are an unlimited amount of opportunities in front of us, and no one knows where they could lead. 

9/21/16 Reading #11

We never railed against the storms, the furious winds and the fighting frost that snows.

This reading means to me, that when a problem comes at you big or small, you adjust to make it work and keep going. I believe the key to this is positivity. Positivity goes a long way. Without it, negativity takes over and yelling, and fighting can break you down. It's like on a sports team, if your captain is a positive leader, the rest of the team will work harder and want to win. But if he or she is negative, who would want to play with someone who is always negative? There is a difference though, between negative and constructive criticism. There is a very grey line there that splits the two.

Reading #10 9/20

Knowledge was inherent, and the earth was like a library.

He says that the stones, and the leaves are like the books from the library, and that we learn from them. I don't understand how we can learn from leaves or stones, but i know that we can learn how to use them. When he says we can "feel beauty". I can relate to that because sometimes I find myself outside looking at nature and just realizing how beautiful everything is.

9/15/16 #8

We are not the less abolished though we decline accepting it. The Indian children went to college and when they came back they were unfit to live in the wood.

I think that the Indian way of living was crucial to their type of survival. But the children who left the tribe and went to college came back and were unfit to live in the woods. As the world "evolves" and becomes more advanced with technology, we become in a way softer. You hear stories of just a couple of decades ago when people say "that's when men were men".

9/14/16 reading #7

The ways of learning

We do not want riches, but we do want to treat our children right. We want peace and love

Riches spoil the soul. If you look at the best soccer players in the world, they usually come from a dirt poor family. Soccer is all that those kids had, Messi, Ronaldo, the two best players in the world came from dirt poor cities and families. People who have nothing strive to have everything. People who have everything are spoiled with riches, and won't have the work rate, or the heart as those who come from nothing.

9/12/16 reading #6

Silence before speech.

 Silence is golden. This reading shows that you must think before you speak. Silence when someone else is talking is respectful. While silent, you can concentrate better, listen to someone and comprehend them better.

9/9 Reading #5

"It does not require many words to speak the truth." Actions speak louder then words do. If you say you're going to do something but then do the exact opposite. Speaking the truth goes far with all people, if you tell the truth to the teacher you will have an easier punishment or none at all. But if you lie, to your parents, your teacher, your boss, you will be punished. Telling the truth is just so much easier.