"The child looks everywhere but cannot se..." - Ghanaian Proverb

“The child looks everywhere but cannot see his own ears.”

- Ghanaianwisdom

Meaning

Self-knowledge is the hardest knowledge to acquire; we are blind to our own features.

Akan wisdom traditions emphasize that self-awareness requires the help of others who can see what we cannot.

Origin

Ghanaian

Language

Twi

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