Journal Pages

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008

Page: 129

Quote: "Mother, mother, mother is going."

This quote I found despondent. The clansmen used the phrase "mother, mother, mother is going," when the mother of a clansman died. She was returned to her clan for burial, and her children would return to their motherland for guidance. Mother is supreme was a common saying. When you wanted refuge you went to your motherland. Her people took care of you even after your death. They were your family too, so they would always be there for you. If you were banished from your home and sent to another clan for many years, you may return to your motherland. Your motherland was a place of safety and shelter. If you needed guidance in your life, you would return to that motherland and receive the counsel you wished for. When a mother died all were unhappy, and her life of virtue and goodness to her family would always be remembered. 

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008

Page: 135

Quote: "For whom is it well, for whom is it well? There is no one for whom is it well."

This quote follows the same idea of mother is supreme. When a mother dies, there is no one for whom is well. All are despondent, and filled with such melancholy of a lost woman who gave so much her whole life. She bore her husband's children, despite of his threats or beatings. She was faithful, loving, cooked every day, and kept up the house. The world is at loss when a mother dies. No one can replace such a loving being placed on this earth. There is no one who is not at loss, because she had such an impact and influence on others. She may not have been a warrior, or a person of title, but she was so much more to those she loved.