Pick yu breed before yu breed.
Translation: Pick (or choose) your breed before you breed (procreate)!
What does this mean? I give +Sonia Mundle-Smith, my Facebook friend & high school alumnus, for this one. She posted a picture of a scene where the roads some place in the U.S.A. were under lockdown after a bank robery, and made the statement that her grandmother used to say "pick you breed before yu breed". Oh, those grandmothers! Most of these incredibly wise Jamaican proverbs originated from these witty grandmothers, stated with humour in the language they knew. The caution of this proverb is if you want to avoid scenes like the one pictured on her post happening with a member your family being the bank robber, know the family you are getting involved with.
This is nothing new of course, families have been "picking thir breed" from bible days. The Royal Families around the world do it and even my father said he picked the prettiest girl in the district to marry. Turns out she was not only pretty, she was smart, ambitious, forward thinking and hard working too. With industrialization where masses of people moved to cities and peoples identities and background are hard to verify the art of "picking your breed" has lost it's importance somehow and yet, in my opinion, it is still very relevant if you want to - as +Bob Proctor would say "improve the breed". Bob Proctor is a motivational speaker who was ahead of the curve in self development.
If you are single and dating, be conscious of this proverb. If you have children, impart this gem to them early!
Enjoy your Saturday & walk good,
MissSam
Saturdy Mar 15, 2014
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