10 African proverbs which changed my perspective about life.

Proverbs are gems of land and they depict its culture.

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Since childhood, I have been always fascinated by phrases and proverbs. I used to read a lot of proverbs and phrases in my native language and later in English. The proverbs are so eye opener and if we keep reading, it will continue reminding us some real good content of different perspectives of life. Proverbs are like the “user-friendly” app of a complex website called “Realistic philosophy”.

I read proverbs from different continents and countries. I find few of them real gem. These are few African proverbs quoted from different sources available in internet. I tried to post my interpretation along with them. If properly implemented in our day to day life, then we become thoughtful and conscious about leading a healthy and positive life.

1. Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or gazelle. When the sun comes up, you’d better…