A forgotten quote. . .
Talking with someone this morning, I remembered to look for a quote I had appreciated during The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian:
"I know only, like, five Indians in our whole tribe who have never drunk alcohol.
And my grandmother was one of them.
'Drinking would shut down my seeing and my hearing and my feeling,' she used to say. 'Why would I want to be in the world if I couldn't touch the world with all my senses intact?'"
Amen, Grandmother Spirit.
"I know only, like, five Indians in our whole tribe who have never drunk alcohol.
And my grandmother was one of them.
'Drinking would shut down my seeing and my hearing and my feeling,' she used to say. 'Why would I want to be in the world if I couldn't touch the world with all my senses intact?'"
Amen, Grandmother Spirit.