I came across this quote on the web today and I like it.
“When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money.”–Cree Proverb
I’m reminded of the part of St. Matthew’s Gospel that reads, “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat (or drink), or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Success is most often defined in our consumer culture in terms of how much we can consume. We often hear the consumer price index quoted as an indicator of the relative health of our country. Native Americans spirituality is more wholistic. Holiness is often reduced to piety, but for me wholiness and holiness go hand in hand. Peace.