Where I come from, we call it ‘yaroo ndik yorror’ – the obedience of someone who is because he or she cannot be anything but meekly obedient. I mean those who when in need of you, pretend modesty, being as soft as the foreskin (derri dambal).
Push them to break out of their need; facilitate their climb up the ladder, support them to obtain a new identity and you’ll become their first if not their biggest nemesis. This is why I think they Kenyan proverb is unfair; it’s not only the donkey that says thank you with a kick. Humans do it all the time.
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