Death Son

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DEATH SONG:
So, Live Your Life so the Fear of Death Can Never Enter Your Heart.
Trouble no one about their Religion; respect others in their view, and Demand that they Respect Yours. Love Your Life, Perfect Your Life and Beautify all things in Your Life. Seek to Make Your Life Long and in its
Purpose in the Service of Your People. Prepare a Noble Death Song
for the Day when You Go Over the Great Divide.
Always Give a Word or a Sign of Salute When
Meeting or Passing a Friend, even a Stranger,
When in a Lonely Place. Show Respect to all
People and Grovel to None.
When You arise in the Morning, Give Thanks
for the Light, Your Strength, the Food, and for
the Joy of Living. If You See No Reason for Giving
thanks, the Fault Lies Only in Yourself. Abuse No
One and No thing, for Abuse Turns the Wise Ones
to Fools and Robs the Spirit of Its Vision.
When it Comes Your Time to Die, be Not Like
Those whose Hearts are Filled with the Fear of
Death, so that When their Time Comes, they Weep
and Pray for a Little More Time to Live their Lives
Over Again in a Different Way. Sing Your Death
Song and Die Like a Hero Going Home.
Tecumseh, Native American Shawnee Warrior