Hello Melbourne.

Thanks for your response to my enquiry.  I am delighted that we already have you on this forum and you are willing to work with us.  I am sure no one thinks you are pompous for mentioning your  brother was selected to head something we are struggling to understand - aren't we supposed to be proud of family?   You go Mel !! (:-)(:-)(:_).  We look forward to walking with you and your brother...


I HAD A DREAM..

Last night, actually this morning, I woke up about 3:00 AM California time and thought about you (Melbourne
Garber) that I had not responded to your attached email. While I entertained the thought of getting up, turn on the computer and respond to just your email, I was too lazy to do so.  I ended up falling asleep again I think before 3:30 AM..

In my dream a tall lanky man stood about 10 feet away with his back toward me.  The scene was like a beach area but I could see what seemed like thriving city across a small river, with many-many lights and a background noise of people talking but with seemingly happy voices.

In my dream I asked the man standing in front of me how I could get across the river to the thriving city?  He kept saying that I (meaning me) must ask Joseph to forgive me first.  As I attempted to go closer to him, he slowly skated away as if he was on roller skates or some sort of wheels.  I didn't notice his speed except that the faster i walked the farther away he seems to be.

Quickly, I realized that this guy would have to stop at some point as there was no boat on the river neither a bridge to go across.  I figured I was going to catch up with him sooner or later since this place seemed to be an island - I was wrong.  All this time  remained at what seemed to be a comfortable distance when never reached this man who seemed like he was not even raising his feet from the ground.
 
When he got to the beach area,  I stopped suddenly with the hope that he would have to stop at the bank of the river and finally talk to me -- I was wrong!     He continued on and egan to  walk on the water heading towards the bright city with the many lights as if he was on a  concrete pavement.  END...

MY THOUGHTS...

Why was this man telling me ask Joseph for forgiveness?  In the Holy Bible Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers.  Instead of perishing Joseph prospered and became a very powerful man.  His  family who sold him were going through a famine and severe hardship so they went in search of food and ended up meeting Joseph unknowingly for help.  When they found out Joseph was the brother they sold, they were ashamed and asked for forgiveness.

Could the story of Joseph be the story of Black Africans scattered in the Diaspora through slavery?  Could Black Brits, Jamaicans, Americans etc be our Josephs?   If indigenous Africans ask Joseph (Blacks sold into slavery)  for forgiveness will we be shown the way to the city of lights?  If we ask for forgiveness would the spirits and souls of our ancestors finally rest in perfect peace? Is the story of Joseph the dreamer a prophesy of what happened to Black Africans?  Did God want us to through slavery and other struggles just for us to inherit his Kingdom?.

This is getting to be a little bit too much for me.... I can't my mind off this Bunce Island project and now I am being a modern day Joseph?.

Best regards
Foday

On 4/4/07, magarber59 <magarber59@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dear Foday,

As they say, sometimes you can't make this up, but Manilius Garber is
my older brother and an architect in Freetown. He is also the Chairman
of the Monuments and Relics Commission in Freetown. Actually, I did
speak to him today and he mentioned that the whole Bunce Island project
is taking a life of its own. So I think we are very well placed to
ensure that the Bunce Island project is supervised by competent Sierra
Leoneans. Also though I don't want to sound too pompous, when the
National Parks Services initially wanted to sponsor the Bumce Island
project in the late 1980's, Manilius was the local architect they had
earmarked to work on it. So I strongly feel our ancestors are guiding
us on this journey.

Sincerely

Melbourne

--- In SALONEDiscussion@yahoogroups.com, "Foday Morris" <fodaym@...>

wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am informed that Dr. Julius Spencer, Manillius (sp) Garber, Cecil
> Williams, Joe Allie and others formed an organizaton called "Bunce
> Island Preservation Initiative"
>
> Does anyone have contact information on any of the people mentioned?
>
> Thanks
> Foday
>

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