H.I.M. words concerning miscellanceous
``Throughout history it has been the inaction
of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known
better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most,that has made
it possible for evil to triumph.
The glorious pages of human history have been written only in those moments when
men have been able to act in concert to prevent impending tragedies. By the
actions you take you can also illuminate the pages of history.
When you make man rich in the honours of this world and appoint him above other
creatures, that it be known that It is not for his merit but only through your
benevolence and generosity.
Since no creature created in Your image and to Your pattern gives up hope that
everything he begs of You will be done for him until the day You sever his soul
from his body, we beseech You that Ethiopia should not remain with her freedom
extinct and prostrate under an alien ruler, so that the mouth of her people be
silenced for fear of a foreign governor, but rather,that You will save them by
Your deeds of kindness lest they remain with their hearts
oppressed through being deprived of their own Ethiopian ruler who was leading
them towards civilization under a light yoke and with gladness.
O Lord, abode of exiles, light of the blind, truth and justice are Your thrones.
Receive us who have been exiled for our freedom's sake, who have had to leave
our country on account of violent assault, In praying to You thus, it is not for
our righteousness but for Your great mercies.
Technical and scientific advances have combined to raise mankind to a level of
material achievement never before realized.
A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of
pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull down. Some
people have written the story of my life representing as truth what in fact
derives from ignorance, error or envy;but they cannot shake the truth from its
place, even if they attempt to make others believe it.
Sports being the symbol of fraternity and team work there can be no doubt of its
utility or of the sound virtues which it develops.
Unemployment is harmful - it harms and damages the unemployed himself, his
nation and his country. Employers should strive to create more jobs. Workers
should attend to their work with diligence and vigour. These twin attributes are
the cornerstones for progress.
I know of the love which the Jamaican people entertain for the people of
Ethiopia and thewelcome which you have given me this day is evidence of it.I
know that the Jamaican people were very sympathetic when Ethiopia was occupied
during the fascist regime. During that time, Jamaicans as well as others who had
African blood supported the Ethiopian Liberation Movement.And now that we are
free we must assume the responsibility to work for the greater unity of all
peoples of African origin.
It is quite true that a country can achieve material progress alone. However, we
know from the experiences of the past that internaltional cooperation tends to
quicken the pace for progress of individual countries.
This is again another area for us to think about and see in what way we can
further expand the relations of the people of Jamaica and Ethiopia.
From another fundamental point of view, this is precisely why the O.A.U. has
been established. It is because the African continent, which comprises more than
250 million people, if it were to remain divided among more than 30 states,
their individual voices would not carry weight. It is precisely why, since there
is an identity of interest, we have attempted to include Jamaica.
Also, so that we can carry this weight in the councils of nations, and also
through the process of cooperation and expanded economic relations we might be
in a position to quicken the pace of development of the individual member
countries of the O A U.``
HAILE HAILE HIGH
I&I JAH RASTAFARI
Them `d better give us the teachings of His Majesty,for we no want no devil-philosophy