Hayi chyen mé di dan’y blan.
Direct translation ‘Hate a dog but admit its teeth are white’. In other words you may not like someone but you should admit if this person is good at something. Application Growing up, there was a major bad apple in the clan. He was
Tan fè tan. Tan kité tan.
Direct Translation Time creates time, time leaves time. Essentially, things change over time. Application It feels like only yesterday my son passed for Saint Mary’s College. I picked him up and paraded him through the town. I was such a proud father. It’s almost 25
…kingdom of Heaven
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of Heaven. Mathew 19:14 Share this on WhatsApp
“Chak nonm, chak katjil.”
Direct Translation “Each man, each thought.” My father explained that this phrase originated from Soufriere over 2 decades ago. The story goes that a man in his polished English stated “Each nonm, each katjil” implying that men all think differently. His audience understood what
Bèf douvan bwè dlo nèt.
The direct translation ‘The cow to the front drinks clean water.’ If one takes cows to the river, the cow to the front will get the cleanest water given that the other cows would not have muddied the river as yet. In the situation
