Folks,
After years of reading posts on the internet I have been able to accept that
there are a lot of
posters who will write sense at times and non-sense when influenced by the
spirits. This evening,
for the first time, I read a post by someone who seems to be under the
influence of the flesh.
Here is a sentence I had previously posted:
"Manoel Antonio's fate? His body and limbs were cut into pieces and
distributed to the local witch doctors."
The reply to my sentence was an amazing;
"Mervyn says General Gouveia ended up as the main course at dinner for a bunch
of witch doctors."
This reply reminded me of a Kiswahili proverb, which when translated is:
An empty belly hears nobody.
For those of you without weak bellies, here is how the witch doctor
business works.
A polished skull displayed prominently near the front door does not command as
much awe as
a barely noticeable skull, in a smokey corner, with all the flesh on. The witch
doctor knows this
just as well as the person who is consulting with the witch doctor. The witch
doctor does not destroy
his human artifacts. In fact, the opposite is closer to the truth i.e. the
witch doctor will do his
utmost to preserve and hand down his human artifacts as he is assured that awe
is rewarded.
Organized religions are not much different. The curators know that displaying a
tooth of a Saint,
Buddha or Mufti is always more rewarding than just claiming that the person was
in the building.
Ashes to ashes has got to be the best exit for anyone. The final act of pouring
the ashes down
the river ensures that no ones body or body parts gets to be treated with awe
by those who
are easily led to believe.
Mervyn1650Lobo
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