Americans helping Americans in need, without government involvement. The Amish came on their own, without anyone asking, and rebuilt hurricane ravaged North Carolina communities. They should be nationally recognized for this IMO.
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That’s an excellent idea but none of the photos or videos taken of the event that honours them can have posed Amish. When I was fresh out of university, I met a woman who was on rumspringa and exploring the “English” world before committing to her path. She said that the “no posed photos” rule was related to their religious view concerning vanity and pride. She explained that they take the second commandment a bit more literally than others do when it comes to “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”.
The Amish place a high value on humility and being pious, and attention-seeking behavior is strongly discouraged. Dressing to impress, wearing makeup or jewelry, and taking photographs of themselves are viewed as prideful or vain. Their homemade dolls don’t even have faces because they can be compared to other dolls’ faces and become a source of pride.
If I remember correctly, some Amish make a distinction between having their photos taken in a natural setting versus posing for a photo. Those who make this distinction will allow themselves to be filmed or photographed as long as it’s obvious they aren’t posing. As much as I appreciate and sometimes long for the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle, I like dancing (also considered immodest) and my silly costume jewelry.
I also intended to reinforce your wish for God to bless the Amish.