I love how Chief Seattle shares the blame among the white man and his own people. So often one party will put all the blame on the other. Chief Seattle clearly acknowledges his people's responsibility of their part in harden hearts and faces wearing war paint to go to war against the white man. Chief Seattle is very wise as he shares: "We would have everything to lose and nothing to gain" in regards to going to war.
Chief Seattle compares how separate the two races are and must remain that way as he speaks of the light and dark being separated, the graves of their fathers respect being so separate, the faith of each race separate from angry writing on stones to the gentle writing on the red man's heart, and the love of the earth from the red man and how quickly white man forget his surroundings. Then he finishes with a strong sense that even when his people are gone they will still be around because the dead have power too. The Chiefs people are so much more in touch with their earth ground then the white men, that only want to take all of its control of land from the red man.
It's heartbreaking when Chief feels his people are orphans and there has been no help to them. At that important moment the white man could of used his faith and shared how God can provide for them as well as he has for the white. I would not want anyone to leave my conversation feeling as if they are a orphan to God. That is when God's spirit is to be shared with those who are less fortunate and have crossed your path for a divine reason of God's love.
Chief Seattle continues to give his graditude to every hillside,valley,wood, shores, and even the unspeaking stones as he reminds us; "the earth is rich with the lives of our kin."
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