Black Elk was a very interesting man

by Jhenry, Thursday, November 08, 2012, 07:13 (4345 days ago) @ Catoosa

First, you must understand Black Elk was a "contrary" and recognized as such in his culture. Some things he said had an opposite meaning. In all though, the book was written for us and not his people so it is not a huge issue.

Second, we should recognize that despite all they went through, Black Elk and the others like him never stopped looking beyond the now. They continued despite the difficulties, to arrange and build for the future of their people. Some only looked to their own immediate future. No one remembers them for a reason.

Please understand I do not say this to be argumentative or to make some sort of a slight. I say this to have some hope and some worth.

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Well, now I have an excuse to finish that AR-15 build - Bob Hatfield, 2012-11-07, 03:36
- I am just very sad - Jhenry, 2012-11-07, 05:47
  - It's like a bad dream I keep expecting to wake up from. - cas, 2012-11-07, 07:04
    - +1 - Cherokee, 2012-11-07, 07:12
    - It's like a bad dream I keep expecting to wake up from. - Jhenry, 2012-11-07, 07:20
      - I'm being selfish, looking at the now. - cas, 2012-11-07, 13:39
        
        There is nothing wrong with looking at the "now" - Jhenry, 2012-11-07, 16:38
        
        There is nothing wrong with looking at the "now" - Catoosa, 2012-11-07, 22:03
        
        Black Elk was a very interesting man - Jhenry, 2012-11-08, 07:13
        
        Black Elk was a very interesting man - Catoosa, 2012-11-08, 10:12
        
        The longer it goes at work d verse it gets too! - stonewalrus, 2012-11-08, 17:52
- I hear you Bob... - Hobie, 2012-11-07, 07:17
  - One thing is certain - Frank S, 2012-11-07, 07:27
    - Yes, and supposedly 1/2 of our military back this - Hobie, 2012-11-07, 07:34
  - I think this is how Rome fell - stonewalrus, 2012-11-07, 15:06
    - It is - Jhenry, 2012-11-07, 16:39
- My wife looked at me and said I want you to teach me - stonewalrus, 2012-11-07, 08:57
- I fear America will someday look like a war torn Yugoslavia - Bob Hatfield, 2012-11-07, 15:37
  - I fear America will someday look like a war torn Yugoslavia - Hobie, 2012-11-07, 20:01
- Well, now I have an excuse to finish that AR-15 build - Drago, 2012-11-07, 15:55
  - And O will get to appoint two, maybe three new SCOTUS - Cherokee, 2012-11-07, 16:22

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Black Elk was a very interesting man