We have God-given rights which bring with them obligations, which, when properly honored, become opportunities.
An indigenous elder of Cherokee descent, Stan Rushworth, reminded us of the difference between a Western settler mindset of “I have rights” and an indigenous mindset of “I have obligations.” Instead of thinking, ‘My rights entitle me,’ what if we choose to think that we are born with obligations— not rights —to serve past, present, and future generations?
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