Listen to your Elders African Proverbs

Inspiring African proverbs from your ancestors

Listen to your elders African proverbs

Those who are thought to be dying are the old, but those who actually die are the young. African proverb

Eyes have seen it all

1. You may deny that you were fed, but your body will tell.

2. Rivers flow into each other but stomach do not.

3. Food that is rejected at one place is accepted at another.

4. One greedy for food makes himself playful.

5. You cannot make new soups with old bones.

6. Those who are thought to be dying are the old, but those who actually die are the young.

War

7. People who are on the verge of death do not hear the drum beat.

8. Those who do bad things, also die in a bad ways.

9. A bad life does not overwhelm the person who leads it.

10. The spider and the fly cannot make a bargain.

11. The body of wise man has eyes.

God is the companion of truth.

12. Do not fight for a coward; he will not fight for you.

13. The tortoise can look up but cannot go up.

14. Lead a fool into the house but just show the path to the wise.

15. One should understand what happens in one’s absence by relating to what used to happen in one’s presence.

16. God is the companion of truth.

What you see in yourself is what you see in the world. African proverb

Happy where you are

17. A wise man plans for tomorrow, a fool plans only for today.

18. One builds a house for the future, not for the past.

19. A good hunting dog cannot hunt down a lion.

20. What you see in yourself is what you see in the world.

Listen to your Elders African Proverbs

What is a proverb?

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.

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Nature Holds Many Secrets | Hurricanes, Angry African Ancestors

Eastern coasts of Caribbean, United States, and South America, are in danger of being blasted by hurricanes wind and rain during hurricane season from June through November. But, why?

The scientific reason why is because of Africa’s Sahara desert dust storms and the transition of thunderstorms off the west coast of Africa. The waters in the North Atlantic Ocean are typically at their warmest while the Sahara is at its hottest from July through October, so the chances of a hurricane are highest during these months.
Hurricanes are gigantic weather systems using convection, the movement of hot and cold air, to create dangerous storms. They are rotating heat engines powered by the warmth of tropical waters having three main parts, the eye, the eyewall, and rainbands.

Hurricanes cannot form just anywhere in the world due to the need for hot and humid air. They normally form close to the equator and move west or northwest. Hurricane Alley is a stretch of warm water through the Atlantic Ocea…

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Charging Cell Phones in Rural Africa

Charging Cell Phones Rural Africa

Charging Cell Phones in Rural AfricaChic African Culture

The simple task of charging a cell phone is no simple matter in rural African villages far from an electric grid.
With the advent of tiny rooftop solar panels electricity could be accessible to millions.
African governments are struggling to meet to electric needs of the poorest of the poor living in rural areas.

Living off-grid may be a lifestyle choice to some and a fact of everyday living to the poorest of the poor. However, tiny rooftop solar panels and high-efficiency LED lights across the African continent could provide enough electricity to charge cell phones.

Cell phones are vital for people in rural areas with no access to banks in order to send and receive money, access medical care and stay in contact with family and friends.
What does Off-Grid Mean? Off the grid (off-grid) means creating your own self-sufficient environment and being able to operate completely independently of all trad…

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Survival of the Fattest, obese Europeans starving Africa

Survival of the Fattest

Rich get richer Survival of the Fattest, obese Europeans starving Africa
Survival of the Fattest is a sculpture of a small starving African man, carrying Lady Justice, a huge obese European woman who is a symbol of the rich world. Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
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Survival of the Fattest Meaning
The copper statue Survival of the Fattest by Jens Galschiøt and Lars Calmar was created in 2002. The fat woman is holding a pair of scales as a symbol of justice however; she is closing her eyes so the justice. Galschiot symbolized the woman as being blind, refusing to see the obvious injustice.
For the rich people of the world the main issue in life is that of overeating while people in the third world are dying every day from hunger.
The misery of imbalanced wealth distribution is creating floods of refugees. However the rich only want to preserve their privileges and take measures so harsh against the poor, they betray their morals …

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