I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say.
Sitting BullRead
Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
Interpretation
Healthy feet connect us to nature and the earth, emphasizing our bond with the natural world.
This quote by Sitting Bull highlights the deep connection between humans and nature, suggesting that our physical well-being enables us to experience and feel the essence of the Earth. Through healthy feet, we are reminded of our roots and the grounding force that the Earth represents, which can foster a greater appreciation for the environment and our place within it.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a nature walk to inspire appreciation for the environment.
I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say.
I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.
Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am Sioux? Because I was born where my father lived? Because I would die for my people and my country?
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.
I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures.
Spring drew on... and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that hope traversed them at night and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.
But there is always a November space after the leaves have fallen when she felt it was almost indecent to intrude on the woodsβ¦for their glory terrestrial had departed and their glory celestial of spirit and purity and whiteness had not yet come upon them.
Nothing is more consonant with Nature than that she puts into operation in the smallest detail that which she intends as a whole.
It was Autumn, and incessant Piped the quails from shocks and sheaves, And, like living coals, the apples Burned among the withering leaves.
Maybe nature is fundamentally ugly, chaotic and complicated. But if it's like that, then I want out.
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