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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 17

    Today’s African #proverb: Monkeys are smart because trees are close to each other. Sent by John E. Otobo and Olebunne Chinedu, both from Nigeria. How do you interpret this proverb? https://bbc.in/2GSisck 

    11:00 PM - 17 May 2018
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      1. jcniala‏ @jcniala May 17
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Do not conflate privilege with talent.

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      1. john ochai‏ @johnochai2 May 17
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It means being smart is a creation of opportunities available to you. Like the monkey that can only show their climbing skills if trees are closer enough for them to jump from one to another. In a desert environment such skills will remain unexplored potentials.

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      1. Gabriel Oluwaseun‏ @Gab_oluseun May 17
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The proverb means, Most times things works out for good just because of the good enabling environment.

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      1. Maazi Okoro‏ @OkoroJOkoro May 17
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        The proverb means that people are always at home in their comfort areas.

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      1. Ejikeugwu Chika, Ph.D.‏ @Ejike2 May 18
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        when we work #together, we achieve #more than we would have achieved if we worked #alone..................#unity is the name of the game

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      1. Vincent Makondo‏ @makondovinc May 18
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        it simply means working together to achieve the common good.

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      1. Otira Obol‏ @ObolOtira May 18
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        For a person to remains Strong, loved, admired or wise has to be supported or protected by others friends, family or group.

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      1. Mayva Sintia Dounang‏ @SINTY25263823 May 18
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        For me, it means that if we are together, we could provide to everything

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      1. Satis‏ @ksatisfy May 18
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        It means, we r comfortable at home, in our own area😐

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      1. MuhsinZahir‏ @muhsin_zahir May 18
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        politicians here in Kenya will never want to see this.

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