I am normally not into the whole spiritual believe of "I am my ancestors" as I believe we are our own people and there is no need to associate dead ancient people you biologically relate to in to your day-to-day life nor claim your ancestors achievement as your own since you personally haven't contributed, so there is nothing to be proud of especially if your country is the way ours is. I have been asking myself though, do you think our ancestors would be proud if they knew the conditions our people and Land would be in today? do you think they'll be highly disappointed, disturbed or perhaps indifferent.
Also not related to the topic but these pictures look nice ! Our peope used to be so photogenic.
I think, impressed they would have been, and disappointed, of course like all other ethnic groups on their historical journey. Impressed with our pre-1978 history, and disappointed with what has become of us post-1991. But trully impressed 50 years from now when, as people, we shall have matured assuming our rightful place amongst nations, and along our contemporaries. Of course, the natural '
qab', and '
han' synonymous with Somalis will have dissipated with some Somalis even accepting servitude of weaker cultures, but most shall fare well in tech. and trade.
You should consider visiting MN, OH, and WA to see how Somalis are prospering, and actually faring better than other minorities. A good example, I attended an event over the weekend, where a Somali owned company is building an entire neighbourhood, on acres of green land, for Somali families just outside of Minneapolis. Also, consider visiting ardu Somal, and you will be both impressed, and disappointed, albeit in the next 10 years, I am envisaging great strides will have been made in harmonisation amongst peoples of the Horn, with Somalis amply contributing. Infrastructure building projects, farming, small scale factories, tech.-based commerce, innovation, livestock, fishing initiatives amongst other noticeable projects are taking shape in ardu Somal.
Postscript:
I recall reading a memoir by a Somali elder, in his 80s at the time of his drafting, a former senior marine officer, who reflected upon his flight from the civil war to a refugee camp in Kenya, right after the eruption of civil war, and having been told to [sit down] by a Kenyan officer (
he used a different term), and with tears in his eyes, he lamented '
hohaye tanina ma ii laalayd - Avast, was this in store for me'. In a nutshell, there is a hierarchical spectrum for cultures, and ours, warts and all, does meet the form of the good.
