Journal Entery

Date: July 25, 2007

Entery Number: 17

Page/Quote reflecting on: Pg.69

I find the law that says men who has taken a title can not climb the tall palm trees to tap them but can only tap the short ones so they are still on the ground. It doesn't really make sense. Why can't they tap their own tall palm trees? These other young men that are highered to tap the tall trees kill the palm trees because they don't know how to tap them right or something. Obierika gives an analogy with the story about this guy who wouldn't lend his knife to cut up dogmeat because the dog was a taboo to him, but he would offer to tear up the dogmeat with his teeth. This is a very nasty analogy but it still makes no sense, just as the other. They should get rid of that law. I can understand that they might not want their men of title climbing up in the palm trees because they might fall and die, but still. It doesn't make that much sense. But it is good that they hold the position of ozo in high esteem.