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A PEOPLE CALLED AFRIKA

See what the Apostle Paul wrote, “For the commandments,
“You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,”
“You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You
shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are
all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor;
therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” Rom 13:9-11.

In other words, he who loves his neighbor will not steal from
him. The public servant that loves his countrymen will not
steal the pension funds meant for men and women who have
labored for years in active service. The pastor who loves God
and His people will not undermine that trust to defraud them.
The house owner, who loves God, will not throw out a tenant
for not paying rent on time. The teacher who loves his teenage
girls and wants a bright future for them will not defile them sexu-
ally. The list goes on and on. The power of Love is such that He
renders the need for law or laws, redundant. Any society where
all the people are acting in the actual best interests of the peo-
ple has eliminated the need for governance by rules and regula-
tions because all will simply abide by honor, trust, honesty, self-
lessness, goodness, kindness, patience, forgiveness and so on.

Of what use is the unity of nations if we do not learn from
one another? If Jesus modeled for us the way of love, com-
passion, mindfulness, and if Japan has perfected or mastered
the art of mindfulness and it works for their society, with such
ease and peace, how about other nations, especially Afrikans
learning the way of Jesus’ compassion and the Japanese art
of mindfulness? Afrikan nations can ingrain the learning
of mindfulness in the curricula that our children are taught
from, instead of the false curricula that program them like

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