” 7 Generations ” is highly misrepresented
In many publications and the majority of internet posts I see quotes regarding ” 7 generations”. In truth if our ancestors read these they would be shaking their collective heads and telling many of us that we DO NOT UNDERSTAND the meaning behind the reference to 7 Generations. The more I look around the more obvious that has become.
You see if we where look back at our ancestry before exposure to European ideals and economic valuations of everything including human life, we would see the meaning we have lost sight of and something that needs to be examined and understood.
When our ancestors spoke of 7 generations they where referring to EVERYTHING. When most speak of 7 generations today they see only children, grand children etc. What has been lost is the simple understanding that we are nothing but part of a greater whole that includes the land, air, water, plants, grass, trees, animals, rocks, etc…. Our ancestors understood this to their core and made decisions based on the whole. Today we commonly make decisions based on the immediate, economics short term, and maybe the effect on our children and grand children without thought or care to all the other elements we are connected to and rely on. Some where along the line of history we have been lulled into the illusion that we are some how separate from and dominant over the greater whole.
What a different world this could be if we returned to the true understanding of 7 generations and based personal, economic, corporate/business, and political decisions on the effect they would have on the whole over the next 7 generations. I still hold out some hope because in some instances I do see decisions being made with a truer understanding of the interconnectedness of all in mind. But if we are to blossom and survive the longer term we as individuals must return to considering our day to day decisions based on the effect and impact on the next 7 generations.
This is my petition and prayer to the ancestors. Let us work to help ALL truly understand the principal of 7 generations in their daily lives. We are clearly in the time of the fourth age of man or the 7th council fire; dependent on your ancestral belief structures. We are at the days of decision that are critical. Let us truly examine and understand the wisdom of our ancestors understanding of the world and creation. Let us share that wisdom with the world and lead by example and deed.
AHO
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