The Soul of an Indian and Other Writings from Ohiyesa by Kent Nerburn

Author:Kent Nerburn
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781577312581
Publisher: New World Library

THE SACREDNESS OF HONOR

A sense of honor pervades all aspects of Indian life.

Orphans and the aged are invariably cared for, not only by their next of kin, but by the whole clan. The man who is a skillful hunter, and whose wife is alive to her opportunities, makes many feasts, to which he is careful to invite the older men of his clan. He recognizes that they have outlived their period of greatest activity, and now love nothing so well as to eat in good company and live over their past.

He sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength. He regards it as an honor to be selected for a difficult or dangerous service, and would think it a shame to ask for any other reward, saying rather: “Let those I serve express their thanks according to their own upbringing and sense of honor.”

He is always ready to undertake the impossible, or to impoverish himself for the sake of a friend.

Where the other person is regarded more than the self, duty is sweeter and more inspiring, patriotism more sacred, and friendship is a pure and eternal bond.

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