Love can be Painfull
Love can be PAINFULL Love is Pain The pain tore through him like stepping on hot coal. He brazed himself through the pain as shouts of encouragement erupted from the crowd of villagers surrounding them. “My turn will come.” His mind told him to hold on. Another round of pain ran through his back but haven trained his mind to accept the brutality of the moment. Ali is a twenty-year-old young man belonging to the Fulani Tribe, the largest ethnic group in Africa. Nomadic pastoralist, the Fulanis, are spread across West Africa and the Central African Region of the Largest continent of the Black Race. They are major cattle rearers who drift with the seasons and the availability of forage for their animals. The Marriage custom among them is bizarre but a genuine test of manhood. Twice a year a celebration called the “ Sharo ” holds, and it is the passing rite into adulthood for the young men of the tribe. Suitors lined up to ask f...