As we begin our sacred work of tribal decision…

As we begin our sacred work of tribal decision making, let us hope that our decisions today as well as the care, deliberation, and wisdom we use in making those decisions will be honored by and truly beneficial to the members of our tribe seven generations from today, as we today honor the decisions made by our ancestors seven generations ago.

— from Legacy / The Logbook (Legacy/Epilogue) · Family: The Compact Among Generations by James E. Hughes Jr.

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The old men who plant trees knowing they will never sit in the shade understand this in their bones — and so the copper beech that needs a hundred and fifty years to mature has to be planted today. That is what it means to think seven generations out. This is not abstract. […] Refuse entitlement. Use no blessing at another's expense, and never feel you are owed. Plant the slow trees. Think seven generations out; leave the family better than you found it. Say it now. Give without scorekeeping, create to be of use, and tell the people you love that you're proud of them. — Legacy / The Logbook (Legacy/Epilogue)

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