THE FATHER THERE IS A GENERATION OF MEN in Nigeria, born two decades before Nigeria’s independence (1960) and during the period of independence, they subscribe to the belief that labor, builds character. It is a principle that they place above all else and they are not wrong, labor does in fact build character – at least some aspects of character. No amount of labor has thought these men to keep it in their pants, not even when it invites more labor and hardship for them. However, I believe that something may have been lost in the translation or application of this principle by a good number of these men because somewhere along the line, the word labor was subconsciously substituted for masochism in their psyche until suffering came to equal labor in their minds. ( It explains for instance why these men consider eating three meals a day, living with your parents or attending school as the height of luxury). Tade was one of such men. Of the many snacks availa...
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THERE IS A GENERATION OF MEN (The Fathers), born two decades before independence (1960) and during the period of independence... in an age where western/ colonial education and orientation seemed to emphasize the superiority of the male intellect...
They were taught that Western culture and orientation, was superior to the African culture and orientation; they mostly believed it ...[and]found themselves stuck somewhere in between their Western and African Heritage. However Western education... didn't permit several wives like their fathers had... some of these men had just one wife but it is rare to find one who had all his children by one woman. Adultery and a false sense of dominance over the women folk became the result of their confusion.
They were taught that Western culture and orientation, was superior to the African culture and orientation; they mostly believed it ...[and]found themselves stuck somewhere in between their Western and African Heritage. However Western education... didn't permit several wives like their fathers had... some of these men had just one wife but it is rare to find one who had all his children by one woman. Adultery and a false sense of dominance over the women folk became the result of their confusion.
These are the men who went on to become leaders of the country and it became the state of my country to be continually stuck between two civilizations...
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