A hard caste communist, Socialist and educator, He wrote the only philosophy of education worth following for Nigeria, Uncle Tai Solarin who was a strong believer in hardwork often wrote in his journal a prayer: May your road be filled with perdition. Looks like a curse, but it was actually a prayer, he mirrored what I once heard a Priest say about life going too smoothly. " If your life is always good with no challenges, then something is wrong with it"
Challenge in life portend that you were standing for a just and right cause, and a perditious road meant you were walking the narrowed path towards salvation and liberation.
The earth being a place of strife, and a medium of emancipation provide man with the opportunity to wring himself in the pursuit of good and beauty.
Tai Solarin was relentless in the challenge of the status quo, preferring to wear the same Khaki top and short knicker, He believe in the pulling of oneself by one's bootstrap and the reliance of hardwork.
Today we remember a great man and leave you with a little history for perspective
Today we remember a great man and leave you with a little history for perspective