Goddess Pele

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At the time of first contact with Europeans in Hawaii, the "western" culture did not have any of those things either. At a time when Europeans were scared to sail beyond the sight of land for fear of falling of the edge of the earth, the Polynesians were sailing all over the Pacific using very sophisticated navigation techniques. The land use and irrigation systems were also quite sophisticated. Calling a culture "simple" because they had not invented 20th century technologies in the 18th century is absurd.

Carol

Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb