Givers And Takers

Painting by Turner

The “takers” are now our leaders (“mis-leaders”).

In Native American tribes, it was the “givers.” When a new chief was to be chosen, the tribe, often led by the clan mothers, would look to someone who had always put the tribe’s and others interests ahead of their own. These people were “givers,” and they could never command the people what to do, only persuade.