Kua rongo ake au…
Mā te karakia me te inoi
Me te noho puku
Ka tau te rangimārie
ki a tātau katoa
I have learned that…
everyone can do a karakia
Kua rongo ake au…
Mā te āta katakata āta harikoa anō
Mā te hiki ake i te wairua
E tau tonu ai te māramatanga
He tamaiti koe nā Te Kaihanga
I have learned that…
Today (and everyday) you can use laughter
To ease your mamae and your temporary pain
and help you put into perspective that seemingly
terrible defeat of the moment
From Words of a Kaumātua by Haare Williams, edited by Witi Ihimaera
Dr Haare Williams MNZM has been Dean of Māori Education and Māori Advisor to the Chief Executive at Unitec. He was General Manager of Aotearoa Radio. He set up a joint venture with the South Seas Film and Television School to train Te Reo speakers as producers and operators in film and television. He has worked closely with iwi claimant communities and was responsible for waka construction and assembly at Waitangi for the 1990 commemorations. He has published poetry, exhibited painting and written for film and television. He was a cultural advisor for the Mayor of Auckland and is Amorangi at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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laughter is the best medicine- and no risk of overdose…. xxx
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Absolutely! I love your catchphrase the art of survival by laughter. Most people don’t make me laugh but my partner, the Polish Bear has me in fits of laughter constantly. Its important to laugh a lot, I agree 👍 😘🧡
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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