If you see someone doing something unusual, there must be an unusual cause.
A toad must be threatened in order to run in the daytime. Toads do not like to run in the daytime because it is hot, and they tend to be lazy.
This is later expounded when Okika says "Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life."
Answer 2:
It is directly related to the Igbo community of Umuofia in eastern Nigeria, where a proverb is portraying their traditional ideas and truths that shape day-to-day Igbo life. These principles are often expressed through indirect language and symbols in the following examples:
* A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing."
* The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree tothe ground said: "I would praise myself if no one else did."
* [Because] men have learned to shoot without missing, [Eneke the bird] has learned to fly without perching."
* "You can tell a ripe corn by its look."
These traditional expressions demonstrate the great respect and courtesy that the Igbo people show to one another because the speaker uses veiled language when making comments about herself (in the lizard example, not allowing creative to find expression for self-gratification and the bird example, for avoiding the question); from the toad prince (in the toad example, that was lured away from the norm by Magnificence); the person he is addressing (in the corn example for instance could be saying that you would recognize an Artist by the way they look.) This symbolic language represents a high level of cultural sensitivity and sophistication.
An especially significant concept is the belief in personal chi at its simplest level; chi parallels the Western concept of soul, although chi is a more complex idea. The Igbo believe that an individual's fate and abilities for the coming life are assigned to the chi, and each individual is given a chi by the Creator (Chukwu) at the moment of conception.
Before each reincarnation, the individual bargains for improved circumstances in the next relationship with Chi...
The chi thus becomes one's personal god that guides one to fulfill the expected destiny. On the one hand, the individual is ruled by his chi, but on the other hand, only the individual can make the most of the fate planned through the chi, and in turn rule Chi in a symbiotic dance of balance and bliss ... Together!
Shine on!
Something strange does not happen for nothing. Everything happens for a reason.
A lot of things differ, from job experence to position held. But overall, you will get more money working overnight than daytime.
When a man fails alone, it is more likely that the man will be blamed for the failure. When a man fails with others, it is more likely that the circumstances will be blamed for the failure. A failure of self is more damning than a failure due to circumstance.
Nothing, quarks are the sole matter of things, they are the base of things.
it means NOTHING. stop looking for meaning in all tattoos. many tattoos are simply whimsical and fun or aesthetically pleasing. they don't all mean things. also, different designs mean different things to different people. there isn't an end all answer. try asking the person it's on what it means to them. IT MEANS YOU ARE A MUDFISH!!!!!!!
there is no end to space. Space is nothingness with things in it. beyond nothing is nothing. there is no end to space. Space is nothingness with things in it. beyond nothing is nothing. well actually, i think you may get to the black hole at the end of space. and at the end of the black hole is another universe.
A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing is an African proverb used by Chinua Achebe in his book, Things Fall Apart. This proverb is used to mean that everything happens for a reason.
do things in order
you get things done better when you do them without help
Roughly That you can not get things if you are "too kind", or without fighting.
The proverb is "All good things come to those who wait," meaning that patience and perseverance are keys to success and achieving positive outcomes.
This proverb means that newspapers reflect and show society as it is, acting as a mirror of the world's happenings and values. It emphasizes the role of newspapers in showcasing current events and providing a reflection of society back to the readers.
More than one proverb begins this way. Two are: all things come to him who waits; and all (good) things come to an end.
Desire for so many things but gets nothing.
This proverb highlights the importance of understanding cultural beliefs and customs to avoid misunderstandings or misjudgments. In "Things Fall Apart," the clash of cultures between the Igbo people and colonial forces demonstrates how misinterpretations can lead to conflict and the erosion of traditional ways of life. Just as the toad's behavior is misunderstood by those unfamiliar with its habits, the Igbo culture is often misinterpreted and devalued by the colonizers.
the proverb would be. "It is always darkest before the dawn."
The proverb, every tree feels the force of the wind means that all things are subject to life's challenges. Just like wind blowing the trees, we to have to take life one step at a time and take what it hands us and still grow from it.
mighty oaks from little acorns grow