Becoming an Ancestor
A good life prepares for becoming a good ancestor. How we live determines our influence after death and our place in ancestral realms.
A good life prepares for becoming a good ancestor. How we live determines our influence after death and our place in ancestral realms.
Live so that you will be remembered with honor. The ancestor you become depends on the life you live.
African Eschatology
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- What African traditions say about elders and ancestors
How you live decides what sort of ancestor you become and what standing you carry afterwards. Old age is therefore preparation rather than an ending.