The Chemawa American, January 01, 1981, Image 4

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C O M M E N T ON TH O R E A U
I really liked this chapter! It seems
that I have had many feelings he tells
about. I think it is because I was raised
in a wild country. Ever since I can re­
member, I ’ve known the woods and rivers
and ponds by my place.
His love for Nature moves me! W hat
he says is that solitude is not loneliness.
I know that is true.
I have been gone from home for a
while and I realize I have nearly forgotten
the beauty o f Nature. I have lost some­
thing...
Some day 1 want it back.
Karen B.
M aybe if we all
looked upon one another
And began
to understand
there would be
no confusion
1 need time alone whenever I have a
tough decision to make or when I'm de­
pressed. W hen I spend tim e by myself,
it helps me relax and just kick back and
think. I also like to day dream. W hen­
ever I get tired o f all the chaos going on
around me, 1 just disappear into my own
space and thoughts.
A lot of people
like to be around crowds of people all the
tim e. I feel that these people then be­
come what others want them to be,
rather than what they themselves want to
be.
Sometimes tho, even when I am
around people, I am still alone, that is
alone in my thoughts.
Everyone needs tim e alone at one time
or another, iust to enjoy the company of
themselves <
I ’ve had a lot of hard times in my
life. In one way, life is like a ball game.
You have to decide whether you’ll
keep the ball, pass it on, or whatever.
In anything that happens, you first have
to decide what you need to do about it,
and then, with patience and courage,
work it through.
W .C .G .
M aybe, i f we could correct the fault
that lies within us, things would have less
power to make us restless and full of
discontent
Even today Black Elk speaks and his
voice is as clear as his visions........
Emmy C.B.
.'a d * -Val ud
I hate drinking because 1 end up pulling
stupid stunts, and i t ’s very embarrassing.
I like to be alone sometimes. Then I
can think my life over and get things
straight. Sometimes I just can’t stand
the pressure my parents and other
people put on me.
!
I like to be outside on a really warm
day, maybe take a long walk just to
check everything out, walking by a river,
seeing the fish and frogs, or maybe
snails in some small pool near by.
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by M . WhiteGrass
It really puts a dent in my air supply
when I run after a joint or a smoke-out.
* I ’m the second to the oldest and the
most spoiled, but my mom says she is
proud of all of us; because, since we
lost our dad in 1970, we help her all we
can. except for her, 1 wouldn’t even be
in school. I ’d rather be home helping
her, but she wants me to get an education
and make something of myself, and also
to make my people proud.
I ’® Trying
N .S .E .
I do it because my friends do it