You never met your father’s grandfather<\/p>\n
but you know him through evening tales<\/p>\n
you know him in songs of him<\/p>\n
you know that he is the first generation of pride<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When your father tells your history<\/p>\n
he tells you to hit your chest and say-<\/p>\n
“I am Adannaya, the fourth generation of pride”<\/p>\n
every one of us has it running in our veins<\/p>\n
we bear a proud name<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
you see-<\/p>\n
the father of my great grandfather was the first son of a rich man<\/p>\n
like light that attracts moth, wealth attracts envy<\/p>\n
in his riches he was open to death attempts<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
swaggering round the village after the birth of his heir<\/p>\n
he recognised envy when he saw it mirrored in people’s faces<\/p>\n
that is how we got our family name<\/p>\n
Akungala, proud wealth<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In a hundred years<\/p>\n
three generations or four might have come through me<\/p>\n
carrying the weight of the name<\/p>\n
pride flowing in their veins<\/p>\n
amassing the wealth of a thousand people<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
may they swagger as they walk<\/p>\n
may their shoulders be lifted up in their gait<\/p>\n
may they flow on riches<\/p>\n
just like him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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