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Family stewardship
Baba Muyi’s life demonstrates that family history must be preserved with context, care, and responsibility.
Historical connection
As the father of twenty-seven children and the head of a large extended household, Baba Muyi carried responsibilities that reached across generations. His life shows that preserving family history requires more than remembering names; it requires gathering evidence, recording different perspectives, protecting sensitive information, and passing history forward honestly.
Practical lesson
Each generation has a responsibility to preserve what it knows before important memories, documents, and witnesses are lost.
Related chapter
Family, Responsibility and Sacrifice
