Live your life that the fear of death can never enter
your heart. Trouble no one about his religion. Respect others in their views
and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify
all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your
people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great
divide.
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,
or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all people, but
grovel to none. When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for
your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of
living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Touch
not the poisonous firewater that makes wise ones turn to fools and robs the
spirit of its vision.
When your time comes to die, be not like those whose
hearts are filled with 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
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