"Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men,
we didn't have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents.
Without a prison, there can be no delinquents.
We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves.
When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift.
We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property.
We didn't know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth.
We had no written laws laid down, no lawyers, no politicians,
therefore we were not able to cheat and swindle one another.
We were really in bad shape before the white men arrived and I don't know how to explain how we were able to manage without these fundamental things that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society."
John (Fire) Lame Deer, Sioux Lakota - 1903-1976
Be more like the American Natives
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Oh, Jah, give I strength...
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A family takes a walk along a beach. Gisenyi, Rwanda. ©Felix Volkmar
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I didn't deserve that,but it's okay.
#Betrayal #healing #LivingLifeInFullBloom 🌻
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L.I.F.E
Life has a peculiar way of putting shitty mix in whatever you do to distract you, in everything you do or any decision you take. life throws a lil distraction to make you lose hope or give in. IT'S A TRAP don't give up.
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Can the odds be in my favour this year, I've been through much 💔🥹
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Manifest,put in the hard work and then Hope for the best.🙏
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“ Women attempt suicide three times more often than men, but men are more likely to actually kill themselves in an attempt, so they complete four times as many suicides as women “
(Rothberg & Feinstein, 2014).
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Tumblr has me feeling all sortsa OK!🥴
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