Reflection Four: Resistance Without Destruction

“Beloved, the ant defends, but not against its own kind. This teaches us to resist oppression without destroying our brothers. Yoruba elders say, ‘If the fence is not broken, the goat cannot enter.’ Weakness comes when we divide.

In the Caribbean we often warn, ‘All skin teeth ain’t laugh.’ Not everyone outside seeks your good. Let your fight be against injustice, poverty, and corruption, not against your own blood. Remember Galatians 5:15: ‘But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another.’ Resist the oppressor but cherish your kin.”