When I asked him why our people held the panther—so often
called the leopard—as our totem, his answer opened another door in my
understanding.
“Why are you still puzzled by the leopard, that wisest of
wild cats?” he asked, eyes bright with ancestral knowing. “You cannot truly see
it unless you carry the soul of this land. The leopard is our pride, our mirror
in the wild. Look at its dignity, its quiet power. Understand the leopard, and
you understand what it means to survive in this world.
“People wonder why it is so defensive, caring, agile, sly,
elusive, solitary, and yet fiercely aggressive when it needs to. It became this
way because for thousands of years it was hunted by man and beast alike. It
learned to endure...
Janvier Tchouteu is the author of “FALLEN HEROES: African Leaders Whose Assassinations Disarrayed the Continent and Benefitted Foreign Interests”
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