*🌴Peace be upon you all.*

      

*If a child washes his* 

*hands he can eat with kings.*

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   ```AFRICAN PROVERB```

 

*Meaning: Age is no limitation when it comes to greatness. It is character that ushers a person into greatness. In our African tradition we eat with our hands. The five fingers stand for s.p.o.o.n for us. Knowing the hands can be full of germs which are difficult to see with the naked eyes, we wash thoroughly with soap and rinse with warm water before and after eating. To ensure children also have clean hands before eating, the parents or an elderly person would wash the child’s hands. Children do the dish washing for everyone after the meal is done. One test of maturity for a child is when he by himself without help or direction washes his hands clean on his own. That is agreed by everyone to be a commendable, as many children forget to wash their hands on seeing their food. As a reward for the child’s maturity he or she is invited to eat with the elderly while the rest focus on learning their table manners. Figuratively, a child act of washing his hands speaks of doing away with childishness or paying his dues. Sad to say, a lot of us want to be great but we have not learnt to wash our dirty minds of childishness. Children as we know are flippant and petty. Are you always whining, complaining, fighting with people, petty etc? You need to grow up! Be mature!*

 

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*🌴Peace be upon you all.*

      

*The teeth are smiling*

*but how about the heart?*

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   ```AFRICAN PROVERB```

 

*Meaning: This proverb cautions us against two groups of people. The first group are the hypocrites and sycophants. In this regard, it teaches us that a smiling face is not always a reflection of a joyous heart. A smiling face could be a cover-up of a wicked heart. The fact that a person laughs with you does not mean they love you. The fact that a person smiles with you does not mean you are safe to share your problems with them. Don't be deceived! The person you think is a friend can be a fiend in disguise. The other group of people this proverb speaks about are: suffering and sick people. Some people put on smiles not because they deliberately want to put on a false appearance but because they are trying to be happy. They do not want others to pity them. Parents must know their children well enough to know when their smile is a concealment of an emotionally sick heart. A leader must realize when his followers are only putting up a front to hide their suffering. And a doctor must look beyond a patient's smiling face to realize if the patient is pretending in order to avoid medication. Be precautionary!*

 

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