Let us be the change we want to see in the world, and the more we share the truth, the more we become aware and act consciously for the benefit of us all.  People of the world especially africans, wake up and take responsibility for oneself. Stop trying to get material things and let us go back to our humble ways of life- Community-sharing-caring-celebrating-praying-singing and dancing together--- 
The continent of Africa has so much wisdom to offer the world, but it's people are losing sight of this wisdom and being blinded so deeply by the western world. Our leaders are carelessly distributing the natural resources and pocketing the profits while their people suffer. This must stop, but only by educating the people to know what is really going on around the continent. The Africa people need to unite and be responsible. The time has come for us to stop relying on the governments to get things done. The brainwash that has come in forms of religions and  civilization is so deep that we need to have compassion in the way we reintroduce the subject of humble living. Do not dis-regard GOD but let's put religion aside and come back together as a people to remember our role in the natural world. I miss the days when we grew  food for our consumption, the days of harvest celebrations or the unison singing during sowing, the laughter of children in the evening as we listened to tales of ogres and magic, the days spent in the forest collecting resources that we needed to  live.
I sit back and look at the world, all this material stuff that comes at a terrible cost for our planet and still no peace or happiness among the masses; but still we want more and more and in it we continue to exploit our planet, our home.  
It doesn't matter if you live in a shack, a mansion or a tree house, when our environment can no longer support us, we are all victims alike. Wake up WORLD, we can reverse this brain wash way of living. Remember a time not so long ago when everything we used was biodegradable? or maybe you have heard of it.  I for one lived in the last era of such a time. No one was poor, no one was rich, we just lived a peaceful communal life.  It will take a very long time to clean up the damage we have done to our planet, but we can do it, if not for us, for the generations to come. We are the ancestors of tomorrow, let us work on leaving behind a legacy of humble living.  If not, well our demise will slowly but surely continue to unfolding and we can't deny the effects anymore.... God have mercy on us!

 


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Sukhram
06/16/2011 13:16

Facebook recommended you as a friend b/c we have two connections. I went to your website and I like your work. I also like what you have to say about growing up in Africa and I think your vision (based on this post) is very important.

Funny, I was just listening to a lecture (one of the most important I have heard) about how to organize Peacemaking. You may enjoy the lecture (It has an Akamba & Mohawk connection).

http://www.transitionus.org/event/jon-young

With peace, love & hope,
Sukhram

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Candi
07/26/2011 10:59

I love and respect your thoughts on Africa. I think it's so sad that so many beautiful cultures and people of the world are replacing their values..ect, with the ways of the western world.

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12/01/2011 19:25

I love your work Wawi, you have a very special gift; and may God Bless you with more...

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    Wawi Amasha

    I live in the beautiful and sunny California, but Africa is always present in me. I was raised in a small village called Rwika by my maternal grandmother for 18 years. I really enjoyed my life in the village, it taught me so much about the very basics that are so crucial for survival. From the time I can remember, I was learning things like weaving, making musical instruments, farming, dancing, hunting, fetching firewood, grazing cattle and so much more.......

     It's been 16 years since I re-located to California, now that village life sounds like  another lifetime, and I guess it was. Even though I go home regularly, I notice the changes in everything, the village’s landscape has been transformed with few landmarks left to believe it’s the same place, like a dried up stream,  or if you are lucky to see it, an ancient native tree. But regardless of all the changes over the years my dreams are literally filled with traces of this village life, things, places and even people that are no more. What a journey this has been until now and by the will of God, I will continue to live in gratitude, I will live every now with joy, peace and awe of creation.

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