Thanks Aggo for your words of wisdom.  It confirms in my mind the ever
present need for Pan-Africanism which includes the principles of
collectivism, humanism, and egalitarianism.  Forward ever!

from Rakina

At 06:53 AM 7/30/99 -0500, you wrote:
>What We Can Learn From Geese
>
>Fact No. 1:             As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift
>draft for
>the bird following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds a
>greater flying range than if one bird flew alone.
>
>Lesson No. 1: People who share a common direction and sense of community
>can get where they are going quicker and more easily because they are
>traveling on the strength of one another.
>
>Fact No. 2:     Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the
>drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into
>formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in
>front.
>
>Lesson No. 2: If we have as much sense as geese, we will stay in formation
>and be willing to accept help when we need it and give help when it is
>needed.
>
>Fact No. 3:     When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the
>formation, and another goose flies in the point position.
>
>Lesson No. 3:Geese instinctively share the task of leadership and do not
>resent the leader.
>
>Fact No. 4:     The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up
>front to keep up their speed.
>
>Lesson No. 4:We need to make sure our honking from behind is encouraging
>and not something else.
>
>Fact No. 5:     When a goose gets sick, is wounded or is shot down, two geese
>drop out of formation and follow it down to earth to help and protect it.
>They stay with their disabled companion until it is able to fly again or
>dies. They then launch out on their own or with another formation or catch
>up with the flock.
>
>Lesson No. 5:If we have as much cleverness as geese, we, too, will stand by
>one another in difficult times and help the one who has dropped out regain
>his/her place in the formation.