African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors
This group is for the exploration of classical and traditional African deep thought (what some refer to... View more
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year agoWaant aal, lose aal.
“If you want everything you see, you will eventually lose all.”
-Jamaican proverb
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year agoMischiff kum by de poun’ an’ go by de ownse.
“Mischief comes by the pound and goes by the ounce.”
-Jamaican proverb
Explanation: People who cause trouble can often cause great problems with seemingly minute effort (ex., consider how gossip can lead to intense conflict). The consequences of such actions are often lingering and difficult to undo.
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Heru posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year agoShukrani si utumwa.
“Gratitude is not servitude.”
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Kwabena posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year agoHonor
When an old man dies, there is a library that goes up in his honor.
-The Great Nana Amadou Hampâté Bâ
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Kwabena posted an update in the group
African Deep Thought: Following the ways of our ancestors a year agoa year ago (edited)
Oral Tradition Is Education
Oral tradition, for us Africans, is education on all levels: primary degree, secondary degree, the higher degrees; so oral tradition is education on all degrees. Oral Tradition is education on all levels. It encompasses morality, spirituality, ethics, philosophy, mathematics, geometry and all that is called…
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