[size=13]My late father, Vassel Oliver Hyre, was a very wise man. It was his custom or habit to quote a proverb to me whenever the need arose. These wise, clever sayings were expressed in short sentences. He has left me a legacy far more valuable than lands, silver and gold. When I was a child growing up in Jamaica, older folks took it as their responsibility to share many of the proverbs written in this book with their off springs and my father was no exception.
These powerful, popular, proverbs have helped to mold my character throughout life . Even now, quite often when speaking to my siblings or others, I love to quote the sayings of my father by remarking, “And as dada would say.” By understanding life through these powerful, short, sweet and sometime spicy words, as my fellow Jamaicans would say, I made wise choices that lead me to be the successful woman I have grown to become , and still aspiring to be.
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