My mother used to love to say to me, "there is more Horatio than is dreamt of in your philosophy."
So lets take the topic of the American Indians. Over the past few years I have thought pretty seriously about how badly we treated them. How badly our great grandparents treated them. We celebrate a nation from sea to shining sea, but that came at a cost to those who got in our way. But, there is a little more to the story. It does not justify what we did to them, but I have learned as well that we only did to them what they were doing to each other. Killing and taking was a normal part of life in pre-Columbus America. For that matter, killing and taking is what much of life has been about for eons. That is why castles have moats and cities had walls.
It doesn't justify what we did, but it does put it into a perspective.
Now a week ago I mentioned in a post that unless you were an American Indian, you and your family were at one point immigrants. True, but there is a little more. A bit more to think about. My friend Pat [one of the smartest guys that I know] Pat wrote in to say, "yes, but the Indians came from somewhere else too. We are all travelers in this life."
There is always a bit more to the story than what I know. There is always another perspective and finding it makes me a bit calmer, a bit more careful and hopefully a bit more compassionate.
None of us are as smart as we would like to think.
It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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I am leading some trips this year and next. If you are interested in reading about them, or joining in, the links are below.....
4 Night cruise from Port Canaveral to Key West and Havana, Cuba.
August 13-17, 2018
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Wesley's Ireland with optional London Extension
October 8-17, 2018
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/wesley-in-ireland-2018-with-rev-jeff-brinkman#.WqHrI7puLIU
Holy Land Tour - includes my favorite spots
with optional Jerusalem extension
March 4-13, 2019
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/hl19030419g17768#.Wt84h7lRHcs
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