Saturday, September 18, 2010
"Dont preach about tino rangatiratanga as you exhale!"
I heard Hēkia Parata speak recently and she uttered this memorable phrase, "Dont preach about tino rangatiratanga as you exhale!" Yea, I like that. Her theme was tino rangatiratanga at a personal level. You can't preach about independence, sovereignty etc as you yourself remain dependent upon something unnecessary. We need not think about tino rangatiratanga in grand ways, on grand scales. We can just as easily and meaningfully think about it at a personal level. Yes, indeed that's a great place to be thinking about tino rangatiratanga, to be thinking about the ways which we become fragmented inside of ourselves rather than unified, and then how we project this fragmentation outwards and onto the world. Rangatiratanga is about binding, uniftying weaving things together. How are we bringing about wholeness inside of ourselves and expressing that binding wholeness in the day to day detail of our lives?
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Maybe we need to start reminding people then that although we all move together as one, it is the positive passion and love we exude physically and mentally through creative outlets and by our interactions with each other, that makes individuals and their whanau grow stronger. A flax bush is made up of many leaves. We are told when collecting harakeke for weaving, do not cut the mother or the father because they need to protect and nurture the younger leaf. Just as negative energy and anger can arouse passion; this can actually perpetuate a type of memory loss of the actions and stories that invigorate tino rangaitiratnaga. I feel bonded with people when I am inspired by those around me, can express my thoughts and feelings, know that I have guidance from whanau, and that the work I am accomplishing can be incorporated into a bigger framework that may help others to feel empowered. There are many different types of flax bushes, but it’s the type of soil and the right type of climate best suited to each variety which makes it grow strong. And remember, one strand of flax, as long as it’s healthy can be used to bind something together.
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