The Yanomami ShabonoSo Anita and I were talking about simpler times compared to now. Somehow hunting, fishing, gardening, and building the communal house (pictured) once every 5 years unless there's a bad storm or fire seems to be the deal. Then when it comes down to deciding what not to spend money on, all seems necessary. In this time of waiting in anticipation of messiah come as man, how do we hold firmly to the hope in front of us?? Different people find themselves focused through various disciplines. I like to sit in front of the computer investigating the thoughts of God in the morning (somehow coffee helps:D ) and reading other peoples thoughts on the subject helps. One guy was into setting his watch to alarm every hour to remind him to stop for a minute-I think this would send me for a loop. What do you do to "hold firmly" to the things that are important for you to be considering??
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ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the Yanomami structure, I was reminded immediately of my anthropology class from a few years ago, in which I wrote papers that would have impressed just about anyone. I got an "a" on my test, which included several essays on the Yanomami - we had a prodigious amount of reading about them. But you & Anita have lived among them and seen their walk face to face. Which of us would be more of an "expert" on the Yanomami?
I remind myself that though I could write a book ABOUT my faith and put in all the scholarly research or emotional juxtapositions I could come up with, what I need to do is LIVE my faith, see it face to face.
Yes it's ok to soul search and journal about it, but I mostly need to walk with it and in it, and not just write some scholarly stuff about it. Simple. (?)