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Wisdom of our fathers "Gelekre alleh nsap mbroh zia nftet ngu lebro'oh" Translation: "A Bamileke man once killed his goat and ate it for nine years" It is improbable that one kills a goat and eats it for nine years, right? This saying is a lesson in generosity. When the man in the saying killed his goat, he remembered all his neighbors and sent each of them a piece of meat. His neighbors remembered his generosity in turn each time they killed their own goat. And so for many years he enjoyed the fruit of his generosity. Nine (lebro'oh) years (ngu) in this proverb do not literarily stand for that particular duration of time. It stands for infinity. The proverb teaches people to be generous towards each other as the reward for goodness can flow for ages. |
| Blessed is the hand that giveth LECDA-USA Culture Committee Blueprint TODAY'S WISDOM: "Gelekre alleh nsap mbroh zia nftet ngu lebro'oh" "A Bamilike man once killed his goat and ate it for nine years" |
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