Wisdom

African Decents

We as people have always valued wisdom; which has nothing to do with formal education (indoctrination). Our transplanted ancestors who were denied formal education here called wisdom “mother wit”. In Africa, they have long traditions of cultivating, rewarding and celebrating wisdom, good character and righteousness and leaving a legacy promoting those virtues. Tha oldest writings in tha world addressing and promoting good character are found in tha African Nile Valley’s Teaching of Ptahhotep was considered sacred, a means of cultivating good character and godliness. Africans throughout tha continent also used oral instruction as a means to inculcate and cultivate wisdom and good character. Fables, parables, and stories were used to teach valuable lessons, stimulate wisdom, good character, and social harmony.