Native American love and beauty
Hello to all of you!
I hope you are doing fantastic. 🙂 Although I am tired tonight, I do want to share something that is a tad more personal with you. I want to discuss the concept of beauty and love with a Native twist. What I am sharing below are not universal teachings or a universal philosophy. But rather words that were given to me by a person very close to my heart. A person you will probably get to know through me on this site in the next few weeks. I want to discuss the concept of Native American love. But first let’s start with the concept of true beauty. Why am I sharing all of this? So that you see a small part of life, a small part of the world with the beauty that it has. So that you can see, like me, what native love is. A personal version of it yes but one that we could all benefit from.
 To see true beauty
The words below are not my words but rather words that were given to me. I wish to share them with you as they exemplify a wonderful philosophy.
If on your walk through life you are never introduced to true beauty, you will never recognize it. But once you see true beauty in one person, you have no choice but to see that same beauty in everyone you meet. We are all examples of true beauty.
Isn’t that beautiful? We are all different examples of true beauty. We all have that beauty in all of us. Someone just needs to see it, as we sometimes cannot see it ourselves. That person saw it in me and I am eternally grateful for it.
Native American concept of love
Ok the same person told me about the Native concept of love. A true love.
There are three main sources of attraction in the love of human beings. Attraction to the spirit, the mind and body. To have mutual attraction of the spirit gives birth to friendship. To have mutual attraction to the mind gives birth to respect. To have mutual attraction to the body gives birth to desire. To have the combination of all three sources of attraction gives birth to a real true love. A Native love 🙂
I do not know about you but I find this to be very beautiful and touching. Love is an abstract concept and in a sense, an individual one. We love differently, we love some people differently than others. To connect with someone on a spiritual level is one of the most profound connections we can have with someone. A connection that transcends the physical world. A very deep connection. When that is combined with a physical connection and a more intellectual and emotional one, well then you have something you should hold on to 🙂 It took me a while to see I had that.
I want to end with a poem, a very sweet poem that touches me deeply. Those words I could not understand back then but can now see them for what they are. I can now appreciate them and love them for the reassurance they provide. A reassurance I felt myself needing.
Sleep my lovely lady, dream such beautiful dreams. Fulfill your every fantasy, dine with kings and queens.
This is your moment in paradise, enjoy it while you can. This is your moment in paradise.
Walk with dignity and pride for you have nothing to hide. This is your moment in paradise, enjoy it while you can.
For when the sun shines bright I”ll hold you tight and kiss all your pains away.
All my Relations
AAAAAAAAwww an inspirational post mate so true if only we opened our eyes. They are/were very wise people.
thank you Simon!
Hello!
What a beautiful read. Its amazing how much more in touch native americans are to nature and the true way of things. This was a very peaceful read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! It reminds me how out of touch I am with reality some days.
Have a great weekend!
Brooke
hi Brooke!
well I think we all have those out of touch days….I am glad you enjoyed the read.
I love the way different cultures show the mutual respect that love is. They use different words to express the same emotions and all of those words can be very profound. Thank you for sharing.
Marc
Absolutely Marc! mutual respect is so important in any relationship
Lovely read ,I like the poem …thanks for putting this up
thanks for stopping by Thomas!
I enjoyed this article about Native love and the images. The words and images were both beautiful. Thank you. Shirley
thank you Shirley
ignorance is the killer – every time
the more we are informed the better for sure
Hello Emily,
I just finished reading your post which I think was one of your best I have read so far!
It is so amazing how affectionate and respectful Native Americans were and how much true love meant to them. This is something more people should read and all of us should practice real love!
I love the saying and pictures you shared! This kind of reminded me of Pocahontas!
It really touched and inspired me! Thank you so much for sharing!
thanks Katerina!
I love that post too, it is close to my heart. Respect is for sure a big one in the Native culture 🙂
Hi Emily,
Your post is very interesting and I enjoyed reading it… it’s nice to know how native people express true way of things.
Ed
thanks Ed
Hi Emily,
This is LOVE FROM NATIVE AMERICA, lol. I love the whole write up on love and beauty from the Native American perspective.
hi Nnamdi!
thanks for the comment! All my Relations