Hi giant!

When the forces get on their feet, the people of the race stay calm to observe and size them up. Oh! These forces!!

Anyway, I believe you're standing. Or are you sizing the forces up?

How are you doing? I know you're the Giant I know you to be.

Come see what! I was passing by the public "Noah's Ark" with my face set as a flint towards the fifth community taxi rank, when I was stopped in my tracks by a middle aged Giant. What is his name? Mmmmm…..yes, I've got it! Setlink. His name is setlink. Come see how glistering his eyes were in a head with scanty hair which are more grey than black. We talked at length on issues but mainly on his gains or blessings he's had as a result being a child of Mother Tesco.

Oh, Mother Tesco, may the good Lord keep you and change the hearts of your prodigal sons to have a sense of remembrance; like this one, setlink, who was counting his blessings one-by-one to me. He made a pledge to be active in our family meetings and will do his best to help clothe you beautifully. Your beauty is beyond compare, and your adornment is rather getting defaced. Old age is catching up on you with the young, still under your roofs, becoming mischievous. We the old, who by virtue of your wonderful care and training, have come to stand strongly tall, need to renew your strength to inject some youthfulness into your system to be called "The Youthful Mother Giant" (The New Old Tesco).

My dear Giant, this man says he is not a university graduate but the "bolts and nuts" study with the developing exercises he's been through at Mother Tesco's feet makes it easy for him to branch off into any field of endeavour. (I believe it is true for all of us. Isn't it, my brother?) What a compliment to Mother Tesco. Can this be said of the new crop of giants coming into the social strata? Are these just some spoon-fed lads (Mama Bas) coming into this harsh global village?

Is this not the time to relate all the technical studies to the functioning of the human system and bank it into the computer world? The underlying issue is that, how related are all the subjects to each other and complimentary to the total scheme of life? These are the issues I heard the concerned Giants thinking about and discussing. The handling of the various subjects should be such as will give the boys the applicability of these to daily life. This means that the handlers themselves should be very innovative and understand their subjects in the light of everyday life because they are all related to us as human beings.

Ah! Giant, listen to gossip from the workshop. Are you aware that we have five sisters I call "old boys' girls" out here in the system? Ahh! They are seriously present, well and kicking. One of them made a very big noise in this basin. She called herself by a "heavy" name. That is not the problem. Her complaint is that we the boys are not looking for them. Eey! Look at the coal telling the coal pot it is black. Funny eh?! Anyway I don't blame her, because that is their nature. The "boys" (who are in the majority) are themselves not looking forward to come home. Have these "old boys' girls" made contact with the elders at home, especially the family head who is himself a legitimate son; so a real brother? Any concerned member of the family, who wants to attend family meetings, should look for information on where and when the various family branch meetings are held. Anyway, that is also by the way.

I will not agree! It is not by the way. It is right in the way! Do you know that though our mother has many children these are the only girls she has had, and will ever have; if policies do not change? We should "make them feel sweat in their heads". I think they should be special to us.

Hei! You F-Giants, hear me!! We are organizing to meet at a fund-raising buffet dinner on the 28th December this year. Do your best to be there in whole. Come along with our in-laws. We want to adore our mother splendidly. Come let us see and relate to you specially. Wow! It shall be like a paa logorzor at michi-do doing the simigua doo.

Two-double what do you say?! Giant, look at this guy hiding from his spouse with the excuse that though he had ten bundles of the blue notes he will be in trouble with her should she see him handing over just twenty of these notes for our one and only mother's sake. Anyway he promised saving Tesco's face later nichodemusly. But this he hasn't done. I believe he is so busy (as usual) he has forgotten his promise. Hei, double don't get crossed with me. I am not reporting you. "I will staaab U!" do you remember to who you said the above and on what occasion? I was talking to the manager of our basin the other day when that expression came in. Your target is now the head of a SecTec in the B.A. He asked about you when I met him in community two.

Yes, as I was saying. We have to bring to the title minds of these young giants the relevance of each subject, they are learning now, to their environment. This, I believe, will agitate most of their creative minds to see reason.

Giant, I remember when we were just in level three there was this peace-corps young man from Britain or so called Burgner. (I don't even know whether he will pardon me for how I've spelt his name.) This man, for a whole month, gave us an engine with some specifications to design an engine-cover, which will be able to stand the engine's vibration and give it an exhaust that will reduce the noise level to almost noiselessness. The cover should make the engine serviceable. This was an assignment in the drawing class, and I tell you, it brought the best of our creativity to the fore. This tells us that if the young minds are made to know and even see their potentials, it create in them a very big confidence, that will help them look into life with the view of what contribution they can make to our national development and not what this sick nation of ours can do for them.

Hollalaah!!! The Hugos crowd are watching in their four corner. What do they think they are going to lift our mother's sunken (or almost sunken) image up? They are not attending family meetings neither are they meeting at their level to consider their contributions to the call to SERVICE.

The soldiers are also so alert and on their guard that they fail to realize that cankerworm is eating away the very ground they are standing on. Haaaah! Personal brother eey! I see calamity oooh!!! Our soldiers alone are so many that they can cause the sun to shine brighter from the east-down coast. Whatever their situation may be and contribution, I prefer to stand along with Oliver Twist.

Folks! Where are these people? I wish we could reach them wherever they are and make them respond openly to our request to get in touch with them. Sumanguru Kantey; Sparrow; Danyo; Nuokpor; Mr. Gamoh; Mr. Essel; Wanng Yu; Mr.Bomble; Mr.Komson; etc. add to the list. Yes! Osimpo, and Red Socks (Mr. Botsio). We wish we could get them all at the high table on that dinner night. Where is Mrs Abeka; Ms Quartey and Mrs Tordziagbor; Ms. Nancy Hooper. There is a new wave of unity blowing across the continents and Tescans should not be blown off but with it. Let us get together to bring a sense of meaning into our youth and we shall go into our long home, on our narrow beds smiling. My dear Giant, let us end here for now with this pledge enlightening our inward parts.

May I become at all times, both now and forever
A protector for those without protection
A guide for those who have lost their way
A ship for those with oceans to cross
A sanctuary for those in danger
A lamp for those in need of light
A place of refuge for those need of shelter
And a servant to all those in need.

You'll hear from me soon. Have a good time and don't forget to attend the family meeting closest to you.

Your brother,
Kwame Appia-Ankuma

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