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A (0:00)
Because if that wasn't the case, then human knowledge, which wasn't written, would have disappeared from the face of this earth. Why do you go to some of these traditional homes, traditional rulers, they still have some of this tradition going on because it was spoken to them and showed them, and they pass it on from generation to generation.
B (0:14)
Doesn't it become like Chinese, Chinese whispers, where, you know, you keep telling one person and over time it loses his value?
A (0:19)
That's what they tell us. It's not true. It's not true because at some point in time the education will come in and it will be written down. And then we put it to scrutiny to make sure what is being done is the right thing.
B (0:31)
And then you traveled abroad?
A (0:32)
Yes, sir.
B (0:33)
To go to school?
A (0:33)
Yes, sir.
B (0:34)
If your parents were doing so well here and you know, they wanted you to also start something, you know, as part of the family tradition, why did you have to go abroad?
A (0:43)
Because general, generally in this economic structure that we have, it is technically run from the Western perspective. So if you want to grow your business, you need to go to the west, if possible, and learn. I think that was the reason why they did that. And it's seen all across the globe. When we were in Canada, I had classmates from India, China, almost everywhere, because that has become a melting pot of people from all over the world. So the education from the Western, like going to Canada, the education was one. But also I think the network was invaluable because now as I'm sitting here, I have friends from all over the world. If I need something, I can call somebody in China on my phone. A classmate in Japan, a classmate in Australia, a classmate in mention. I think that was the. That's the most valuable thing I learned, I got from going abroad, networking. And then also now the mystery of the white. You are not the white man doesn't. You are not mysterious anymore. You live in their system. You know what their capabilities are. So if I think it was, I think it was the right decision hindsight that they took me there. Because also, let me tell you something. This is history. Back in the days, back in the days when audition or a nest of king is born. If you want to defeat your. Let's say the person who rules over you, what you used to do is you take. If you say Derek, let's say, you are my son, I'm the ruler, I want to defeat, let's say the one who rules over us. I take you to go and study their ways, how they do things. And then you bring the person back because now he understands how their machination works. That's the only way you can defeat them. But where we as Africans we fell shortest when we went. Majority of us didn't come back. And that's where the Chinese I think they've done. They did a tremendous job of it. Those descents, a good chunk of them went back and Turkey are doing the same thing too. Those they sent to Germany, a good chunk are back in Turkey. That's why now you see Turkish products are all over the place. But our people, unfortunately we got went there and got caught up.