“I LIKE YOUR CHRIST, I DO NOT LIKE YOUR CHRISTIANS.YOUR CHRISTIANS ARE NOT LIKE YOUR CHRIST.” Ghandi .
Growing up as a young boy in Mirigu a
suburb of Navrongo in the northern part of Ghana, I thought life was just to eat, play, eat again and sleep. My parents were idol worshippers and that’s what I started life with.
Life was straight forward then because people were afraid to offend the gods for the fear of being punished. There was nothing life stealing, adultery….. just name them in my village. Life they say was good because we ate from the same bowl both the old and young. Every adult in the village was seen as a parent. In fact, that was home to me.
This happiness was short lived immediately I joined formal education to be specific Basic School. My school was a mission school by saying so, you know what I mean. This is where all the indoctrination started. They made me believe my tradition which knew no sin was bad. They sighted some of our tradition like polygamy to be an abomination in their new religion.
The teachers did all the could to make me stay. They showered me with their Books and other stuff. They began to teach me how to pray using their beads and the Book. It was weird though but I was very curious to knowing more about this new convent.
Gradually, I grew interest in it and had to abandon my dear own. I began to live two different lives. I followed my parents to the shrine whenever I am at the village and also follow my teachers to their place of worship whenever I am at school. This two in one life was very difficult to live but that opened the door to my life.
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THE DEVIL IN WHITE
Short StoryA child who has tasted tradition, culture and Christianity and don't understand why people are quicken to judge other people's faith
