May the truth of our inner selves show us some tolerance. For either of
ignorance or forgetfulness we've acted with apathy in regard to our
origin and identity. We've acted as though we are nothing of the spirit.
Frantically we go about speaking out our fear of *Abiku. We accuse her of being alien. We say she' s a foreigner with no bearing in our midst. For what! All because she's labeled Abiku, the spirit child?
Yes, she's spirit with all her oddities. But what else could she be other than what we are. You villagers, hold your peace and leave the little one alone. If you think her strange, you too are strange. For like her, you are spirits born of a spirit God.
Frantically we go about speaking out our fear of *Abiku. We accuse her of being alien. We say she' s a foreigner with no bearing in our midst. For what! All because she's labeled Abiku, the spirit child?
Yes, she's spirit with all her oddities. But what else could she be other than what we are. You villagers, hold your peace and leave the little one alone. If you think her strange, you too are strange. For like her, you are spirits born of a spirit God.
"Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness..." - Gen 1:26a
*Abiku, "predestined to death", is a Yoruba word used to mean the spirit of children who die before reaching puberty (precisely before the age of 12), and also a class of evil spirits who cause children to die. In my own view, it is a superstition that has cause a lot of psychological pain to familiars because of the stigma associated with the spirit child. (Reference and Source from WWW.SACRED-TEXTS.COM
This is rare and simple,passing the message of our origin using identifiable situation typical to the black man.lovely presentation.I like it
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's the message,it is about our origin. I am happy you liked it.
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