“Each young person is a poet of sorts, trying to sort out the poetics of their inner life and its relation to the great world around it. Each elder is a philosopher of sorts, trying to sort out the meanings and gleanings of a life as well as the necessary implications of the presence of death.” WisdomDeathYouthPoetsEldersPresence Of Death Book:The Genius Myth Source: The Genius Myth
“In many tribal cultures, it was said that if the boys were not initiated into manhood, if they were not shaped by the skills and love of elders, then they would destroy the culture. If the fires that innately burn inside youths are not intentionally and lovingly added to the hearth of community, they will burn down the structures of culture, just to feel the warmth.” IfsFeelsHeartSaidCultureCommunityBoysFireYouthSkillsAnd LoveStructureWarmthManhoodElders Book:Men and the water of life: initiation and the tempering of men Source: Men and the water of life: initiation and the tempering of men
