Why does Chief Seattle say that the Earth is sacred to his people?
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If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water , how can you buy them from us
Every part of this earth is sacred to my people . Every shining pine needle , every sandy shore , every mist in the dark woods , every clearing , and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people . The perfumed flowers are our sisters the deer , the horse , the great eagle , these are our brothers . So , when the Great Chief in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land ,he asks much of us .
The Great Chief sends word he will reserve us a place so that we can live comfortable to ourselves . He will be our father and we will be his children . God loves your people , but has abandoned his red children . Soon you will flood the land like the rivers which crash down the canyons after a sudden rain .
Our children do not play together and our old men tell different stories . We take our pleasure in these woods . This shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water but the blood of our ancestors . If we sell you land ,you must remember that it is sacred , and that each ghostly reflection in the clear water of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people .
The rivers are our brothers , they quench our thirst . The rivers carry our canoes , and feed our children . If we sell you our land , you must remember , and teach your children , that the rivers are our brothers , and yours , and you must henceforth give rivers the kindness you would give any brother . The earth is not his brother but his enemy ,and when he has conquered it , he moves on .
He kidnaps the earth from his children . He treats his mother , the earth , and his brother , the sky , as things to be bought , plundered , sold like sheep or bright beads . The air is precious to the red man , for all things share the same breath ― the beast , the tree , the man , they all share the same breath . Like a many dying for many days , he is numb to the stench .
But if we sell our land , you must remember that the air is precious to us , that the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports . If all the beasts were gone , men would die from a great loneliness of spirit . For whatever , happens to the beasts , soon happens to man . All things are connected .
Whatever befalls the earth , befalls the sons of the earth . You must teach you children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of our grandfathers . So that they will respect the land ,tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our kin . Teach your children what we have taught our children , that the earth is our mother .
All things are connected like the blood which unites one family . Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth .
Our dead go to live in the earth's sweet rivers , they return with the silent footsteps of spring , and it is their spirit , running in the wind , that ripples the surface of the ponds . It matters little where we spend the rest of our days . Our children have seen their fathers humbled in defeat . Our warriors have felt shame , and after defeat they turn their days in idleness and contaminate their bodies with sweet foods and strong drink .
It matters little where we pass the rest of our days . Even the white man , whose God walks and talks with him as friend to friend , cannot be exempt from the common destiny . This earth is precious to Him , and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its Creator . Continue to contaminate your bed , and you will one night suffocate in your own waste .
But in your perishing you will shine brightly , fired by the strength of the God who brought you to this land and for some special purpose gave you dominion over this land and over the red man . That destiny is a mystery to us , for we do not understand when the buffalo are all slaughtered , the wild horses are tamed , the secret corners of the forest heavy with the scent of many men , and the view of the ripe hills blotted by talking wires . God gave you dominion over the beasts , the woods , and the red man , and for some special purpose ,but that destiny is a mystery to the red man . We might understand if we knew what it was that the white man dreams ― what hopes he describes to his children on long winter nights ― what visions he burns onto their minds so that they will wish for tomorrow .
There is little in common between us . There , perhaps , we may live out our brief days as we wish . This earth is precious to Him . Even the white man cannot be exempt from the common destiny .
We may be brothers after all .
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