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March 31, 2016

What I Seek



Jurassic Coast: Weston Mouth     
  Oh, Great Spirit
        Whose voice I hear in the winds,
        And whose breath gives life to all the world,
        hear me, I am small and weak,
        I need your strength and wisdom.
        Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold
        the red and purple sunset.
        Make my hands respect the things you have
        made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
        Make me wise so that I may understand the things
        you have taught my people.
        Let me learn the lessons you have
        hidden in every leaf and rock.

        I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother,
        but to fight my greatest enemy - myself.
        Make me always ready to come to you
        with clean hands and straight eyes.
        So when life fades, as the fading sunset,
        my Spirit may come to you without shame.

        (translated by Lakota Sioux Chief Yellow Lark in 1887)