According to Achebe, “we were able to demonstrate that it was possible for African people, entirely on their own, to refine oil.”
And after those who had barrels filled with both sperm and bullets lied in the midst of bloodshed about unity, ahead loomed a rising sun.
Take a goldsmiths work for example. He takes his time, his life, forming wonders through filing, soldering, sawing, forging, casting, and polishing metal. Gold doesn’t rust or tarnish. Plus it’s pretty. It’s chemical symbol AU is from the Latin aurum, meaning
“shining dawn”.
