Mr Jallow,
Atleast I am one of those who are involved in the discussion pertaining to
the virtues of "Jomm", "Kersa", "Faida," etc., thus in the name of decency,I
urge you to tell us who the "monkeys" you have referred to are.
Omar Joof.


>From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: For Joe Sambou!
>Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 22:05:32 -0400
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>Alhajie Mustapha,
>
>Perhaps I should intervene if you permit me.  You have never felt any
>need to come to my "defense" whatsoever that means to these monkeys
>assualting your reputation.  The "coolary" (a reflective relational
>concern) that spans from the distant past since your late elder brother
>led my my father to Ibrahim Niass (my own nameshake) for spiritual and
>moral guidance is presenced by my deference due to you and your entire
>Fayeen family of Dobson Street.  Hiprocrisy, viciousness and chicanery
>has no place in Fayeen history...that is why one of your elders decided
>to "gadaye" or emigrate the very day he discovered that truth, honesty
>and spiritual chastity has been emasculated forever in that tiny
>country.  You know Alhaj, Wollof is a deeply philosophical language:
>It has two basic distinctions of what it means to be a human being-
>  "Nit N'daye" and "Domi Adama".  The later is an ontic description of
>ordinary human existence of every day life, and the former a much
>deeper ontological description of authentic existence- someone who
>intergrates his/her past, present and his/her death as the ultimate
>temporal horizon. Such a person speaks, thinks and relates poetically
>to this world with concrete wisdom:  "Wollof N'daye neena, aduuna
>yagut, waye bu yaakee bawool dara".  Such a personality has no time for
>pettiness, "hastee" , "holoo" ack "garuwaaleh".  His "joom"(moderate
>self-pride) and "fi'eda"(resolution) is reflected in his caring for
>that resolution.  If "coolaray" is retrospective (as the saying goes-
>coolaray genaw laye fae'tay) then "woolaray" is the prospective
>attribute of "Nit N'daye" that is generously free in all it relations
>to everything and everybody.  This "woolaray" is what a "Ndit N'daye"
>cares about ( or "samma" in wollof) every day and every night.
>Atleast as far as we know in Banjul-and I don't know about the palm
>wine tappers and the heathens somewhere else-this is how we relate to
>our neighbors, friends and our "ambi jamaas" (those who choose to
>coexist peacefully amongst us.
>
>Alhaj Mustapha, you have ever been a generous, caring and honest
>gentleman ever since I know you.  Hundreds of Gambians can second my
>statement.
>
>Have a wonderful day and give my regards to your wonerful family.
>
>
>Ebou Jallow
>
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