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The Blindfold of Manhood
Even though he was blindfolded, the young Xhosa teenage boy was excited. He was going to be a man as he walked behind his father on the small but windy path that led to the Happy Hill Forest.
He was required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He could not express fear nor cry out for help to anyone at any point neither must he remove the blindfold until the morning comes.
It was a one-day tough journey to manhood, but Andile was determined to make it up the hill and return back. But at the moment, his father presence meant the world to him, even though he would be left alone by himself in few minutes.
Baba Loveday and his teenage son had travelled all the day to arrive at the small hill overseeing Alice the university town where Fort Hare University was...
He was required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He could not express fear nor cry out for help to anyone at any point neither must he remove the blindfold until the morning comes.
It was a one-day tough journey to manhood, but Andile was determined to make it up the hill and return back. But at the moment, his father presence meant the world to him, even though he would be left alone by himself in few minutes.
Baba Loveday and his teenage son had travelled all the day to arrive at the small hill overseeing Alice the university town where Fort Hare University was...
