Munene, the journey...

Shared on a WhatsApp group, these proverbs are succint and self-explanatory. 1. The anger of a penis doesn't destroy the vagina. (Zimbabwe) 2. There's no virgin in a maternity ward. (Cameroon) 3. A child can play with it's mother's breasts but not with the father's testicles. (Ghana) 4. The man who marries a beautiful woman and the farmer who grows corn by the road side have the same problem. (Ghana) 5. When you see a woman sitting with her legs open, never tell her to close them, because u do not know her source of fresh air. (Ethiopia) 6. He who says that nothing lasts forever has never tried Hausa perfume. (Nigeria) 7. The only woman who knows where her man is every night is a widow. (Togo) 8. An erect penis has no conscience. (Uganda) 9. If you go to sleep with an itching anus, you are sure to wake up with smelly fingers. (Kenya) 10. The day a mosquito lands on your testicles is the day you will know there is a better way of resolving issues without u...

This journey called life is both sweet and sad. Days are lonely and dark and cold, at the same time cheery and rich and beautiful. It is a paradox that we struggle with daily, faltering and then getting up and marching on. Music makes the journey more bearable. In that instance when you hear a song that connects you to the infinite, in a way you cannot explain, you transcend your petty grievances against your lover, forget your self-pity. This is one of the greatest gifts from the universe, ability to return to our Source even when we do not understand the words being sung. I do not understand what these two songs say, but they are transcendent.

The rise of the continent of Africa is imminent, it is ongoing and it is unstoppable. For a long time now, the land that is the home of the Black Man has been downtrodden, allowed only to eat the scraps, the leftovers from the white man's rule. This is changing. We are seeing more nations of Africa freeing themselves from the bondage of complete dependence and servility to nations of Europe and the Americas. Our people are standing tall. But this cannot be one man's dream. Nor can one nation go it alone in the process of gaining complete autonomy from the rule that keeps him serving the selfish ends of corporations. We must unite. We must unite not only to move forward, but also to survive. It is imperative that the nations of Africa see themselves as a brotherhood for the black soul. One nation alone will not survive the onslaught that is coming to anyone that dares challenge the status quo. We have seen what happened to those who dared go alone in the liberat...