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aboriginal sin
We each begin in innocence.
We all become guilty.
In this life you find yourself guilty
of being who you are.
Being yourself, that's Aboriginal Sin,
the worst sin of all.
That's a sin you'll never be forgiven for.
We Indians are all guilty,
guilty of being ourselves.
We're taught guilt from the day we're born.
We learn it well.
To each of my brothers and sisters, I say,
be proud of that guilt.
You are guilty only of being innocent,
of being yourselves,
of being Indian,
of being human.
Your guilt makes you holy.”
― Prison Writings
We each begin in innocence.
We all become guilty.
In this life you find yourself guilty
of being who you are.
Being yourself, that's Aboriginal Sin,
the worst sin of all.
That's a sin you'll never be forgiven for.
We Indians are all guilty,
guilty of being ourselves.
We're taught guilt from the day we're born.
We learn it well.
To each of my brothers and sisters, I say,
be proud of that guilt.
You are guilty only of being innocent,
of being yourselves,
of being Indian,
of being human.
Your guilt makes you holy.”
― Prison Writings
“It seems it's always the innocent who pay the highest price for injustice. It's seemed that way all my life.”
― Prison Writings
― Prison Writings
“Many things are better than a complete remembering; many things we do are a mercy.”
― Freshwater
― Freshwater
“When you have been living in a great shadow, it hurts to look at the light, to be awake, to feel.”
― Freshwater
― Freshwater
“To stab at the face means when you are in confrontation with the enemy that your spirit is intent on stabbing at his face.”
― The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi: Official Edition
― The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi: Official Edition
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