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CHUNKS OF WISDOM!

They spoke and i listened. Carrying notes of experiences over the track of many years, their voices chased away other thoughts from the folds of my head. These were Doctors and Professors of Academia, seated at tables only inches from mine. No need to strain my ears, you see.  Huge chunks of wisdom peeled off the varied issues they raised. Many parts of the Arts and Humanities were being analyzed with a mix of humor and fact. Of particular interest were ongoing Indigenous Research begun, tenets of old and internal politics. The later of which is almost always a product of all sorts departments.  After an hour of such ruminations, my older cousin, a Doctor of politics himself, left the gathering. Returning to his office, he wanted to know what i made of the 'orientation' as he called it. Quite engrossing was my immediate reply.  This truth is often lost in most communities across Africa today. It is important to find that common ground that would generate understanding