Retrospection is always a good thing. At whichever point in time but most especially in anticipation of new things…like a new year, new opportunities, new chances to be better.
"Today, commit to be tolerant of your fellow human being and intolerant to hatred. The violence starts small, with hating your neighbour because of their tribe, gender, values, religion, resources…stereotypes that blur and become deadly justifications for eliminating them. Then it spins out of control and leads to horrific suffering in Syria, South Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya…"
- Peupe -
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;
indeed, it's the only thing that ever has"
- Margaret Mead -
“The day will come when history will speak.
But it will not be the history which will be taught in Brussels, Paris, Washington
or the United Nations…Africa will write its own history
and in both north and south it will be a history of glory and dignity”
- Patrice Lumumba -
"If we stand tall it is because we stand proud on the shoulders of our ancestors"
- African Proverb -
"A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to redeem them from starving. They all have food in their own houses. When we gather together in the moonlight village ground, it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound. We come together because it is good for kinsmen to do so. Let us find time to come together physically and enjoy the power of togetherness. Let's smile not because we don't have problems but because we are stronger than the problems"
- Chinua Achebe -
