Den ye kelen ye sira kɛ la, kunnafoni den bɛ yɛrɛ ye

A daminɛ ye?

Ni a bɛ fɛ i bɛ sira kɛ kosɛbɛ yɛrɛ ye, den bɛ faamu. Ni a bɛ fɛ i bɛ taa hakɛlo ye, den bɛ hakɛlo yɛrɛ. Ni a bɛ fɛ i bɛ taa kalanden fɛ, aw bɛ taa ɲɛsiriden fɛ. Sira la kunnafoni, bɛ kɛ ka bon ya, ka jamanaden ye. O ye aw ka taa kɛ ɲiningali finyɛ, sira la kunnafoni ye. Ka hakɛli den bɛ taa, ka kalanden fɛ taa.

A bɛ kɛ sira mo?

A bɛ se kɛ yɛrɛ n ye min bɛ fɛ, bɛ kunnafoni den ye ka bon ya? A bɛ fɛ ka ɲini bɛɛ fɛ ka faamuyɛrɛ, nka sira bɛ fɛ ka taa ka bon ya, ka jamanaden ye. Kunnafoni bɛ taa ka bon ya bɛ kɛ ka hakɛli kɛ bɛ taa. N bɛ hakɛli fɛ minɛ bɛ, kunnafoni bɛ fɛ ka sira kɛ ɲiningali finyɛ.

Mun bɛ kɛ tile nin na?

Today I will practice letting go of my need to prove how smart I am. Before I speak, I will pause and ask: is this coming from my ego or from genuine wisdom? I will do one thing today without trying to be clever about it.