Dig up the hatchet?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rediscover">rediscover</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>” <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Dig">Dig</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> “<span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>”.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chiefs">chiefs</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchets">hatchets</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="Hatchets">Hatchets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="axe">axe</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchets">hatchets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="weaponry">weaponry</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="burying">burying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="agreeing">agreeing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weaponry">weaponry</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p><p><span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="burying">burying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="diffused">diffused</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>. <span word="Burying">Burying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="armies">armies</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graze">graze</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span>, <span word="signaling">signaling</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="sincerely">sincerely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span>.</p>
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