medicine men
morris brown is a native american medicine man. medicine men - or women - are traditional healers and spiritual leaders in native american tribes.
anthropologists often call them 'shamans'. they heal the medical and spiritual problems in the tribe. they find a cure for diseases but they also help with psychological problems. they are doctors of the soul.
they make sure there is harmony between people and between people and nature. the shaman is like a bridge between people, nature and the spiritual world. medicine men have special knowledge and parents teach this knowledge to their children.
morris explains: 'my children know how to go out in the woods and come back with ingredients to make soup. children should understand the real world like this and they shouldn't forget the old ways. my children could survive, even in the woods. they could manage in hard times. i would like to say five things to my fellow americans,five pieces of advice from my ancestors:
one: you should look.
two: you should listen.
three: you should learn.
four: you should live.
five: you should love.
morris brown, our 21st century medicine man, holds up his hand and says:'remember: look, listen, learn, live, love. this philosophy could unite a divided united states and even divided people all over the world.'