Nigeria, April 18 -- "Ugegelela imbuya wesaba ulude" is an isiNdebele saying or proverb that refers

to a soul who takes pleasure in bullying or behaving hostilely or unfairly toward

someone or something weaker or smaller in scope or means, while fearful

or evasive of someone stronger, or of the same stature, size, age, class and capital.

Sounds familiar, doesn't it? It's relevant today. The ulude flowers we need today

are the tender, nutritious, herbal leaves, not the notorious ones that bully our

taste buds without plausible reason or gain? The leaves that transition with time.

Our elders' wisdom or knowledge is a heritage we can draw on and outgrow bad

habits, appetites, and egos, and create a better (not bitter and broken) wor...