Skudom's review
The Famished Road
by Ben Okri
Skudom's review
The Famished Road by Ben Okri
Skudom's review
rating:
recommended for: Everyone
I learnt that its the quality of the sacrifice that makes the difference. In traditional African Mythology, the rebirth of the Abiku or spirit child can only be prevented through sacrifice. By far the most effective sacrifice is the one in which the dead child is marked with sharp objects to break the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. This is a very difficult thing for any woman to contemplate, but that is what it takes to ensure the survival of the next child.
This agonizing option is the only one open to mothers who keep loosing the fruit of their womb. This for me is a universal lesson about the role of Sacrifice in fostering change. For any serious change to occurr, especially on a global scale and particularly in the case of Africa....its the quality of the sacrifice that counts. The more painful the throes of change, the greater the promise of a better future.
This agonizing option is the only one open to mothers who keep loosing the fruit of their womb. This for me is a universal lesson about the role of Sacrifice in fostering change. For any serious change to occurr, especially on a global scale and particularly in the case of Africa....its the quality of the sacrifice that counts. The more painful the throes of change, the greater the promise of a better future.
