This liberating knowledge is attained through insightful understanding of situations and the relations between things. An enlightened and insightful individual is free and creative. The Akan believes that knowledge must have practical bearing on the conduct of life. To grow is to live, to stagnate is to die. Only as one continues to search for knowledge will one grow wiser.
Education is a life-long process.
I consider and keep what I learn . Or, Preservation of a people's culture has its basis in oral tradition . Knowledge is divine. To have a good ear and to retain everything heard from the master is a mark of excellence in learning. The symbol reflects the Akan's love of and quest for knowledge, and also respect for the wise person.