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Originally Posted by Historian
Vince,
You don't have to be Indian to be a lover of nature, you only have to be human.
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I agree, but native peoples seem More human. Farmers, and I guess ranchers are better than city dwellers when it comes to nature, but they are still a bit Alein. I think organic ones come closer.
I try to learn from wildlife and nature, the best way to be human. I heard a Nat Am saying, "if you want to learn how to raise children, watch the wolves with their young". Some christian sayings have stuck with me, like, "don't worry about what you shall eat, drink, or wear, since got provided for the animals". I think about that when I see a sparrow dineing on horse manure.)) A friend just mentioned a show where Inuit were eating blubber mixed with feces.((
I think the biblical story about Adam and Eve supposedly being cast out of the Garden of Eden. I think that was when man stoped being natural, living off the land. I try to figure how to get back to The Garden. Then I think religions would be unnecessary, and maybe they were created By Man, to try to help him in an unnatural world he created. The God Part of the brain was probably what cast man out of the garden. I'm not an atheist, but I don't like believing in an invention of man. I think that's why I look for the truth. I was raised catholic, but could never accept it. I Asked questions, and wasn't satisfied when I didn't get answers. Being told to have faith, by someone who couldn't answer me, had human weakneses, who was a represitive of the faith and dedicated their life to it, wasn't acceptable. When someone says, Believe me, but I Can't explain It, Doesn't get it. If you want to know the Truth, you have to search for yourself. That's what got me to where I am, and I don't need all the ceremony and ritual. I guess others do. Even in the religion that works best for me, Pantheism, in a group, the people Need cerimonies, songs, meeting places. Then they start making rules based on Their needs. Don't need all that if one immerses themselves in nature and the cosmos, and just experiences it. I don't see animals having that need. Herd animals may to a point, where they need each other. Maybe that is the difference. Some people are herd people, some are pack, and some are independent.
Vince F