Question of the day

The Akan proverb states "Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a, yenkyi" or "There is nothing wrong with learning from hindsight." The term sankofa comes from the words "san" (return), "ko" (go), and "fa" (look, seek, and take). The image of the mythological bird with its head bent looking backward has been interpreted and re-interpreted in several different ways. At times, it can symbolize the chief who can see all, even things behind him. It has also been used as a symbol for the Akan idea that the past can help to guide the future or the thought that, if a mistake has been made or something is forgotten, the wrong can be righted and that one can learn from experience. More recently, the sankofa symbol has also alluded to a historic past or heritage that is uniquely African and is remembered with an eye toward building the future.

I have this on my chest. And Janet Jackson has it on her wrists. It was also the symbol on her The Velvet Rope cd. I firmly believe that if we don't know our past, we are comndemned to repeat it. Also, how will our children learn to appreciate the liberties they currently take for granted if they don't know what  their parents or grandparents or great grandparents endured for them? 


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