Of unconnected consciousness is there more to say beyond the clear recognition this is destruction's keenest tool against the soul? - Ayi Kwei Armah

Changes that seem reasonable, natural and basic," Armah says, "the academic world, far from performing as the rational part of a confused universe, seemed peculiarly denatured in its own right

Isanusi sees Abena and, thinking she is alone, despairs. When the other 19 members of the community are revealed, Isanusi asks about Tawi and invites everyone to his small shelter. Isanusi asks them about their motivations for returning. They explain that they view their project as the “necessary work of preparation against destruction.

The present is were we get lost -- if we forget our past and have no vision of the future.