H.I.M. words concerning life
(contains the words which Bob Marley used for his song ``War``)
``What life has taught me on the question of racial
discrimination, I like to share with those who want to learn.
That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is
finally and permanently discredited and abandoned.
That until there are no longer first class and second class citizens of any
nation;
That until the colour of a man's skin is no more significance than the colour of
his eyes:
That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all, without regard
to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued
but never attained;
And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes that hold our brothers in Angola, in
Mozambique and in South Africa in sub-human bondage have been toppled and
destroyed;
Until bigotry and prejudice and malicious and inhuman self interest have been
replaced by understanding and tolerance and goodwill;
Until all Africans stand and speak as free beings, equal in the eyes of the
Almighty;
Until that day, the African continent will not know peace. We Africans will
fight, if necessary, and we know that we shall win, as we are confident in the
victory of good overevil.
It will be self deceiving and a waste of time to advocate dialogue with those
who are not
ready to listen, because it is obvious that the freedom of millions is not a
commodity subject to bargaining.
It is a fact that young people have always been impatient. This intemational
movement is therefore not surprising. Such move ments sometimes bring useful
ideas into the open, but very often these ideas turn out to be harmful and
contrary to ordinary progress.
This impatience and agitation result in large part from a rnisunderstanding of
realities. We are convinced that young people must learn to use their heads
rather than their fists. They should be heard, but also guided for the common
good.
Young people will be young people. You cannot change the uncouth manners of the
youth.Besides there is nothing new in that: there is never anything new under
the sun.
They can't know it because they lack experience, they lack wisdom. Examine the
past: you'll see that
the disobedience of the young has occurred all through history. The young don't
know what they want.
Life is like the theatre - One mustn't try to understand it all at once and
immediately. It is no longer amusing.
There are good men and wicked. The former should be made use of and the latter
punished,without attempting to understand why the ones are good and the others
wicked. We demand too much of men to be able to respect them ......
That which man dreams of and to Which he aspires, unless fulfilled in his own
lifetime, can produce no actual satisfaction to him. It will be self deceiving
and a waste of time to advocate dialogue with those who are not ready to listen,
because it is obvious that the freedom of millions is not a commodity subject to
bargaining. It is better to
die free than to live as slaves.``