@classicnet test 3: women of color in myth » pachamama
pachamama or mother earth is an inca goddess that represents the earth, not just its soil, geology, or nature, but all of it. she’s not a creation goddess, but one of protection and provision. she cares for human beings, makes life possible, and subserves fecundity and fertility. in exchange for this help and protection, the shepherds of the southern puna are obligated to give back part of what they receive in offer to her, a tradition that goes on to this day.
please make sure that wherever you’re at in life, you don’t treat it like a transitory period. don’t waste your college years wishing to already be graduated & have a job. don’t waste your single years wishing for someone to be in love with. if/when those things come, they will come in due time and they will be good. but there is nothing like looking back and feeling empty because you wasted literal years ignoring what you had because you were hoping for something better. while it’s important to better yourself and reach for your goals, don’t neglect the present because that’s where you are now and it’s your now that determines your future.
As an adult, I can quite literally do whatever I want to, but I always end up wanting to just go home.
I’ve never seen anything more accurate
“Really, I propose that we should travel incognito, so as not to cause sensation.”
Fierce Moms say goodbye to their Fierce Sons
Requested by @janeefoster
