Intelligence, Success: Victory

By Grace Atea Ampofoh

Author Grace Atea Ampofoh examines common beliefs about human intelligence and offers alternatives in her new book, Intelligence, Success, Victory. She explores cultural lessons, health issues, social and environmental influences, education, and lifelong experiences and discusses how these things can affect our understanding of intelligence. The author also holds the idea of intelligence up to God’s Word to discover the true source of wisdom and how it can be obtained. Ampofoh said, “Whether one wanted to be successful or not is academic question, because he or she is now rich in wealth, successful by achievement, position, honors, and if one feels he or she is successful.” If you have ever wondered how intelligence is formed, how it can be changed, and how we find success, Intelligence, Success: Victory is a book you will want to deeply explore.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781636303079

Grace Atea Ampofoh

Grace Atea Ampofoh is a sixty-eight-year old retired nurse in Delaware, United States of America who wants to share her story of life experiences living with diabetes, for empowerment. She is a strong believer in God, with a diploma in applied spirituality from the Christian Leadership University school of the spirit, Cheektowaga, New York. She has two successful daughters, and two granddaughters.

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Kwaku Ananse’s Story

This story is about how a fetish priest tried to control human intelligence by supernatural powers. He failed and died suddenly in the process when he slipped and fell from the coconut tree on to the ground. Polygamy was normal practice, especially for rich men like Kwaku Ananse. He married three wives and had ten children. Ntikuma was Ananse’s oldest son by the first wife, Ano. He was specially trained by the father to perform certain duties. Definitely, he was influenced by Ananse to be his bodyguard, messenger, and advocate. Ntikuma was paid for the services rendered to make a living. None of Ananse’s children but Ntikuma could put food on the table. He learned some of his father’s tricks and became a magician.

Did anybody come to see me? Ananse asked as soon as he put his suitcase on the chair.

Yes, Father. Aunt Veronica is here to see you, replied Ntikuma.

Ananse rushed to the living room to meet Veronica with a baby boy on her lap. You’re welcome. Have they given you a glass of water to drink?

She said, Yes.

Ananse then sat on the sofa. He held the baby. A bouncing baby boy. Did you and your husband choose me to be his godfather? There was a period of silence. I traveled for one week to visit some friends, Ananse said. A year ago, Veronica went to seek help from Ananse for a child.

She thanked him, paid her fee, and asked permission to leave. Ananse took the baby from her again, spat saliva into the baby’s mouth, and lifted him up. Ananse sang and recited some chant to bless the baby. Veronica was permitted to leave.

Ntikuma, who else came to see me? Ananse asked.

After twenty minutes of silence, Ntikuma replied, Sir, four men were here two days ago. They brought a young man who was epileptic to see you.

Ananse screamed, What did you tell them? I need money to pay the farm laborers.

The men were advised to come on the following day. Good for Ananse. He knew that he could treat epilepsy. He whispered, Listen, son, get the meeting place ready before they show up.

Ntikuma said, I will do my best.

The young man was treated after eight months.

Ananse was incredibly famous and busy, and the families and the natives of Adom respected him. He paid regular visits to shrines, worshipped his idols, and followed up his clients in the region. He always returned home with lots of money. He had farms and livestock also.

He was in charge of his family at all times except when he was out of town. When one of Ananse’s daughters confronted her younger brother, Jonas, why he could not drive after completing driving course at her expense, Ananse overheard the conversation and started yelling, You may drive if you want to die.

Jonas was overwhelmed with fear and amounted to nothing since that day until the day he died at the age of forty years.

Each wife had a room, but meals were prepared and served together as one family.

Don’t ask me for my opinion. I am not the boss, Ano said when Ananse’s third wife was asked to buy some clothes. All the wives and children were afraid of Kwaku Ananse.

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Initiation of Puberty Rite

The queen mother of Adom was responsible for puberty initiation rites for eighteen-year-old females before they got married. They paid homage to their queen, as a sign of respect and blessing for the girls. A bottle of gin, money, and a goat were offered to the queen, who poured libation to bless