Traditionally, a Lakota would hear you out, not interrupt, and before he did respond, there was a respectful pause, a silence meant to convey that his mind was busy weighing the thoughts and ideas you had just shared. Even with traditional people, you can feel when they do not agree with what you are saying, but at least they are listening, and there have been many periods in my life where I was certain I knew and understood when I actually had no real clue. For a long time, I was very left wing. There was no internet and the...
Traditionally, a Lakota would hear you out, not interrupt, and before he did respond, there was a respectful pause, a silence meant to convey that his mind was busy weighing the thoughts and ideas you had just shared. Even with traditional people, you can feel when they do not agree with what you are saying, but at least they are listening, and there have been many periods in my life where I was certain I knew and understood when I actually had no real clue. For a long time, I was very left wing. There was no internet and the...