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In the evening hours after her 98th birthday celebration, Granny sat upon her royal blue throne, and with Ananse and Aso on her shoulders, she opened the calabash bowl and fed me.
1. God wants a strong family.
2. See your family at least every other holiday.
3. In order to live, you can't do it by yourself.
4. You need someone to encourage you.
5. Concentrate on yourself.
6. If you can help someone, do it, but don't let the other person carry you down.
7. Don't mistreat your child or your family for outsiders – outsiders got to go.
8. Gardening ain't that hard. Work the ground up then plant white potatoes in February, sweet potatoes in May and half-runners in June (2 to 3 per hole). Plant turnips deep to get bottoms. [Granny raised hogs and ducks up on the mountain.]
9. Don't be crazy about [those people] knowing they're against you. They'll come to your house, drink, laugh and go back and report on you. They're dangerous. Nothing but trouble. I don't fool with them.
10. One thing you got to get in your head. They run to your house and think you're ignorant.
11. When I was growing up, there was a little bit of freedom, but we don't have any now.
12. Nothing to do but live and try to help ourselves, hoping we don't go wrong.
13. Don't let anybody come between your transactions and plans for yourself.
14. Stay to yourself.
15. The most important thing about television is news about the world.
16. I thank the Lord for letting me see these days [35953 days]
Asante Sana, Ashe (ah-SHAY), Heka (hay-KAH), Hiao (hee-AH-o) Abosom (Ah-BO-som), Egungun (eh-GOON-goon), Nsamanfo (n-SAH-mahn-fo), Ancestors
