Grandma

(January 4, 1999, 1:08 p.m.)

Sometimes great distances exist between the high points of our lives. Time moves swiftly and we tend to let it slip away without making it count while we wait on another high experience. We discount it as nothing, unless we have reached some spectacular height and have passed ten other people on the way.

The Indian does not consider himself idle when he stands still watching, listening, seeing the stars, or watching the sunset. His "spirit-eyes" absorb these signs and wonders to feed him when he cannot see the rolling hills, the flowing streams.

A narrow view is one that constantly asks, "What shall we eat? What shall I wear? What can make me feel secure? " And all the time, the beauty and peace which costs nothing surround us unnoticed. Envy and lack of inner joy rob us of our peace of mind.

O, listen! Hear! Sing with me, for I am joy.

Peace, Tawanka