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Afrika’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems

ticed in today’s world. For, to only punish crime without
consideration for the restoration of harmony and balance
is to kill the very heart of Ma’at. Unlike many modern-day
Afrikans who now only think in terms of science, which ob-
viously sees spiritual things as superstition, the ancient Afri-
kans were deep spiritual thinkers. The modern-day Afrikan
has become so shallow in his thinking that he can’t seem
to connect back to spiritual things even in their simplest
forms. Talk about the poisonous effect of Westernization.

Ancient Afrikans knew first-hand, the beauty and the gift of
God in life. To them, life was more precious and important
than anything else. To them, justice was for correction and res-
toration, in order to preserve life and Ma’at in the community,
and not about taking life. They believed that as long as humans
practiced good, there would be life. As long as humans practiced
harmony, there would be life. As long as they practiced true jus-
tice, equity, love, brotherhood etc., there would be life. Life to
an Afrikan is sacred and must not be undermined for anything.

The modern-day man with his so-called civilization and tech-
nology kills babies through abortions, poisonous vaccines,
weapons of mass destruction and even toxic food, water and
air. He has no value for justice, he dishonors God and by
all these evils, chaos and disharmony dwell in our lands. A
pastor in the US said that prisons in the US were started by
the pioneers, who would keep the errant ones away from
society and actively engage in rehabilitating them using the
word of God and teachings about how to interact with oth-
er members of the society. And it worked. These people
would be released back into their communities successful-
ly. But when the government saw how well it worked, they

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