‘We do not use our bare feet to search for hidden thorns which we had seen in day time’
Thorns are hard structures with sharp or at least pointed ends. They are modified versions of different plant organs, stems, stipules, leaf veins, or hairs.
Our ancestors usually believe that thorns are not just ordinary structures on plants. There are several African traditional myths that present thorns as a symbol of pain, inconvenience, danger and hardship. An early popular myth involving a thorn is that of Androcles, a fugitive slave in ancient Greece who was said to have befriended a lion by pulling a thorn from the lion's paw.
Anyone who searches blindly or carelessly for hidden thorns is eventually inviting danger, pain, inconvenience and hardship to his/her life. Your hidden thorns may be excessive drinking of alcohol, unprotected sex, reckless and careless driving, crime, idleness or anything that can endanger your life or the lives of the people around you. If you keep searching carelessly for your hidden thorns in life, you may soon be inflicted by the pains of the hidden thorns which you had seen earlier in life.
Nature usually allows you to see the thorns in your life during the day time in order for you not to carelessly get pierced by the thorns during the night. Be cautious of how you attend to dangerous things that are happening around you, if you get hurt, you can never blame anyone for what you have allowed to happen to you. Always adhere strictly to warnings and precautions that are given to you by the elders. Remember, you are not expected to use your bare feet to search for hidden thorns which you had seen earlier in the day. May you walk and never step on the hidden thorns in life.
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Our ancestors usually believe that thorns are not just ordinary structures on plants. There are several African traditional myths that present thorns as a symbol of pain, inconvenience, danger and hardship. An early popular myth involving a thorn is that of Androcles, a fugitive slave in ancient Greece who was said to have befriended a lion by pulling a thorn from the lion's paw.
Anyone who searches blindly or carelessly for hidden thorns is eventually inviting danger, pain, inconvenience and hardship to his/her life. Your hidden thorns may be excessive drinking of alcohol, unprotected sex, reckless and careless driving, crime, idleness or anything that can endanger your life or the lives of the people around you. If you keep searching carelessly for your hidden thorns in life, you may soon be inflicted by the pains of the hidden thorns which you had seen earlier in life.
Nature usually allows you to see the thorns in your life during the day time in order for you not to carelessly get pierced by the thorns during the night. Be cautious of how you attend to dangerous things that are happening around you, if you get hurt, you can never blame anyone for what you have allowed to happen to you. Always adhere strictly to warnings and precautions that are given to you by the elders. Remember, you are not expected to use your bare feet to search for hidden thorns which you had seen earlier in the day. May you walk and never step on the hidden thorns in life.
Don't start your day without a word from the ancestors...remember, a word is enough for the wise. Sign up with us for a daily feed. Follow @our_ancestors on twitter or email: wordsofourancestors@gmail.com. May your days be plenty!
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