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Show ' Indian Changes the Course of United States History 5ie spring morning i Indian named fanto came out of the ods and found a small i!y of white men -if Pilgrims who had mived the first winter Her landing at IjmouthRock in 1620. Had he been a man to nursed grudges, he light have faded silently into the forest until he gathered enough braves to sneak back and wipe out the palefaces. The seed of hatred had been sown in his heart by a greedy British sea captain who had sold him into slavery in Spain. Later Squanto escaped to England. He was home again only throughthe" kindness of a man who befriended a forlorn human being in a strange land, and in so doing planted the seed of love. He chose to remember goodness rather than evil - to let the seed of hatred die and the seed of love flourish in its place. As Squanto approached ap-proached the group of Pilgrims, he astonished them by calling to them in English. Soon he was showing them the hunting, fishing and farming skills of the Indians. He became their friend. Each of us in our pilgrimage through life is faced with Squanto's choice. Shall we remember and seek revenge for every injury, in-jury, real or fancied? Or shall we seek to repay only those who have ' been helpful? One thing is certain: If we keep ourselves busy recognizing and appreciating ap-preciating the good that comes our way, we will be the happier for it. I |