Footsteps6

'1 am found under the shady
koa of this place where the three
of us dwelled. Then there were
two of us, and now only I
remain behind. But it is not for
us to question God's ways."
Queen Emma must have asked the question many times: why
did her son and then her husband have to die? In these poignant
passages from two separate letters the Queen wrote to her attendant,
Keli'imoewai on Kaua'i, she reveals her coping strategy: it's
a mystery, hence, there is no answer. Accept it and place your
faith in a merciful God. Hopefully, every caregiver who works
with the dying will find his or her own answers.
31. KNOWING AND PRESERVING OUR
HISTORY
"Become acquainted with
ancient songs, their origin, object,
composers, effects-also the history
of different events and ceremonies
why one should be and others not
for that is the way our Island his~
tory has been preserved." (J 873)
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