![]() ![]() But we did not run out eager to follow anyone. ![]() If it had been so, we would have been following th first men who came offering words and hidden plans to heal our souls. It is not true at all that when men are desperate they will raise their arms and welcome just anybody who comes talking of their salvation. This is how the Teacher described Maanan's view of this new person, leader: The mental decay that characterised the period is seen through a lady called Maanan who thought that the coming of an eloquent man, who showed glimpses of learning and not just learning but having knowledge of the path, of having power not bestowed upon him by the white man, and when this man (reference to Nkrumah) failed her, she went insane. It was this Teacher who guided the man to resist the torments of his wife and mother-in-law, whilst at the same time showing him that the path is not that rosy and things wouldn't change even now. In the story is a Teacher, whom 'the man' consulted anytime he had problems. ![]()
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