The Village Education
The Village Education
By David Aoloch Bion
I love village education more than alphabet education
In my cerebrum,
It’s higher than mountains
In my vein,
It’s deeper than Oceans
It doesn’t requires literacy and numeracy skills
Only a grandma /grandpa – storyteller to sit with
Seeds around the fire in evening in wet season on mates
On skins in dry season
And narrates fairy stories, legends, fables,
Proverbs, songs, riddles, taboos,
Rituals and customs.
At night this oral literature
Pierces the mind with bitterness
As sixteen inch thorn pierces the foot.
At daytime
It penetrates out of mind with sweetness
As honey touch the tongue.
In this oral literature,
The thoughts and actions of animals
Is my torch at daytime?
In this oral education,
The thoughts and actions of elders
Is walking stick of my youth?
An ignorant child of village education
Is short
Shorter to himself / herself
Shortest to myself./others
An ignorant adult of his/ her culture
Is short
Shorter to himself/ herself,
Shortest to myself / others
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