Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh
Any commentary is useful to the extent that it can help people to learn how to use non-violence to solve a societal problem. This commentary is coming out at this time to help in calming the tensions about whether some persons have the morality to be credible to be elected or appointed to any position of trust. We can learn from Liberian culture. All the Liberian languages tell us that we all come from the same place. We are all children of the One and Only Creator, the Creator of the world and all human beings and non-human beings in the world. From this knowledge about our Common Creator, we learn how to respect one another. In each of the Liberian languages, this Creator has a name, as in the following examples: Nnangala in Kpelle; Kamba in Vehee (wrongly called Vai); Ahbie in Dahn (wrongly called Gio); Walla in Mahn (wrongly called Mano); Glaypor in Bassa, and Nyinhswa in Kraowihn (wrongly called Kru). Through the realizati
Dear Friends of Papa (Kona),
I was touched to hear through my Aunty Miata that you were thinking of my father’s memory and wanted written words about his life. My one request is that his memory serves as a testament to who he was and not what he possessed materially or professionally. He lived a life that was centered around family, loving relationships and making connections with others. Upon meeting anyone for the first time, he would immediately greet that person with a “hello” or “how are you” in their native tongue or language. He treated everyone with respect, no matter what path in life they were from. He also kept in touch with everyone, friends and family and always had an encouraging word.
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