PECULIARITIES
– Thinking out of the regressive box “I’m grateful for the grace to stand alone intrepidly when I think the crowd is heading in the wrong direction. Yes, crowds get things wrong now and then.”…
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CHARLATANS
– Be Courageous to Stand Against Evils "When the monster you failed to vanquish eats everyone else, you'd become his next dinner." - Dele Ajaja IMAGE: Speak Up. #AfricanPerspectives #AfricanPhilosophies #Africa #Africans #Diaspora #Culture #Traditions…
WORK AND PRAY
– The Footpath to Prosperity “Prayer needs the WORK component, for one to be blessed. God blesses what we do; not our idleness – like praying and fasting, without engaging in any industrious activity. We…
PROFESSOR KWABENA NKETIA: REMEMBERING AN AFRICAN ICON
– If there was an African Mozart, Beethoven, or Banch, his name was Nketia By Kwasi Ampene Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia (b. 22 June 1921–d. 13 March 2019) from Ghana was the preeminent scholar of…
THE IMPASSE
– Why Inanities Tarry? "Gullible minds challenge you, when you challenge gullibility." – Dele Ajaja IMAGE: Gullibility. #AfricanPerspectives #AfricanPhilosophies #Africa #Africans #Diaspora #Culture #Traditions #Yoruba #Yorubaland #AfricanAmerican #Parables #Folktales #Wisesayings #Ogunde #Quotes #Quotations #Nigeria…
AFE BABALOLA, THE PHENOM FROM EKITI
– My Encounter with the Man who Etched his Name on the Heart of History By Dele Ajaja I DON’T revere people for owning mansions and exotic cars, because those ostentatious chattels could be acquired…
LIFE’S MANY STRUGGLES
– Yorùbá People’s Philosophy on Inordinate Hustling YORÙBÁ: Ọjọ́ méèló la ó lò l'áyé, tí a ńw'ẹ̀wù irin? ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY DELE AJAJA: How long do we sojourn on earth that we don steely garments?…
SECOND CHANCES
– Seize and use promptly “Second chances are some of the rarest ‘commodities.’ Now and again, they are the ‘last chances’ that careless people fail to seize and use.” – 'Dele Ajaja IMAGE: When opportunity…
THE SPLENDOR OF YORUBA LANGUAGE
– Depository of Wisdom YORUBA: Àdáṣe níí wun'ni; àjọṣe kìí wùn'nìyàn. ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY DELE AJAJA: The sole decision-maker faces the consequences of the decision; but everyone is responsible for a group decision. CLARIFICATIONS: This…