... Between tradition and individual empowerment.
One thing I've noticed is that we in Africa, and in Ghana in particular, face a very special challenge, which is to show respect for our elders, culture, and traditions while at the same time trying to create a path for our own successful life. It's a very thin line we have to tread between letting the weight of our collective history (I like this phrase better than 'tradition') smother us, and transgressing all the rules we were ever taught in our quest for a better future.
Obi ho atwa na yεde sa yεn ho yareε: Someone’s scars are what we use to cure our diseases. (We learn by experience.)
One thing I've noticed is that we in Africa, and in Ghana in particular, face a very special challenge, which is to show respect for our elders, culture, and traditions while at the same time trying to create a path for our own successful life. It's a very thin line we have to tread between letting the weight of our collective history (I like this phrase better than 'tradition') smother us, and transgressing all the rules we were ever taught in our quest for a better future.
Obi ho atwa na yεde sa yεn ho yareε: Someone’s scars are what we use to cure our diseases. (We learn by experience.)
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