My friend that recently passed away was great with stories of the old days.
"When the nation was experiencing the Great Depression," she said, "we didn't know what was going on. Life was life. We just went about our every day business, gathering salmon at Celilo Falls, hunting for game, digging our roots. The white folks would come to watch us catch our fish, and we'd invite them to eat with us. They'd say 'how much do we owe you?' We'd tell them, nothing. The Creator gave this to us to give to you. We lived in shacks with dirt floors. If you had a shack, you were rich in Indian ways. We used a wood-burning stove for everything - keeping warm, cooking, taking care of ourselves. What mattered back then was God. My own elders were constantly praying, constantly singing to the Creator. Every day was Sunday. Each morning started with thanks, each day ended with thanks before you went to bed. There was nothing wrong with us back then. Our bellies were full, our kitchens were stocked. Today, if the lights go out, the world would end. People would die. We just don't take care of each other like we used to back then."
My way of electricity would be to get rid of it. Stop being dependant on it. Pull the dams out of the rivers, let them flow the way God intended them to. Let the seals have what fish are left in the rivers, we've had (and ruined) our share. Shut down plants like Hanford, that pollute the water and make the fish glow in the dark.
Of course, I'd have to give up my laptop. But it would be a good trade if people started taking care of each other instead of looking out for themselves constantly.
(including me)
02-02-2008, 07:38 PM
i just invented a way of electricity
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