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I have just read a story on myjoyonline about Nana Akufo-Addo mourning with Kenpong, and this photograph in the story struck me.

The photograph tells the story of genuine RESPECT, one of the most cherished values in the Ghanaian culture. In Ghana, we have come to associate respect with age. I think the young should respect the old, I'm also a firm believer that the old should always work to EARN that respect. The young should be respected if only they deserve to be respected. If respect is given on a silver platter, if we respect people merely because of their age and position, the other virtues that build up a man or woman to deserve respect will be discarded. And respect would lose its meaning and value!

NOTE: Yaanom, please, I'm not in any way suggesting that Nana doesn't deserve the respect. I'm writing generally about respect, which the photograph illustrates. I find the photograph touching.