There is a difference between a big heart and a good heart. I deduce this fact from a wise saying that says "True honor is an outflow from a heart that fears God"
"Black is beautiful" isn't restricted to physical blushes because, as a wise man rightly said, "No Beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart". Africans' kindness and good heartedness endeared a colony of foreigners to their Land. Meanwhile, with time, these qualities endangered them and made them captives of colonisation sparing Ethiopia and Liberia only. However, the perseverance during those times and compassion towards their colonial masters even after their independence shows the "Big Heart" of the Africans.
Hmm! A deep sigh..!
Nowadays, the world is just like a court room, we don't rule with emotions anymore but facts.
Fair enough! but let's travel to the Giant of Africa, Nigeria, housing the Big Heart State, Delta State.
MUNGO PARK, ASABA, DELTA, NIGERIA
In the coastal part of Kwale, Delta State, the Kwale Game Reserve is situated. It is a rainforest and swampy vegetation, full of reptiles and water animals. It was built in memory of MUNGO PARK.
So, What is it all about?
Mungo Park House is one of the monument in this game reserve. It is a one-storey building established by the Royal Niger Company (RNC) in1886. It was named in honor of the European(Scottish explorer), Mungo Park, who decided to figure out the onset and end of the River Niger but ended up getting drowned in 1806 at New Bussa, Niger State.
Though he successfully discovered part of Niger in 1796. This discovery made an easy map-out for the French explorers which later discovered it between October, 1946 - March, 1947.
HISTORICAL LANDMARK
Historically, it was built primarily for palm kernel business but later on became the Seat of the Southern Nigeria Government which made Asaba the administrative head of the Southern protectorate.
This edifice served as the first headquarters of the RNC and Nigeria's first political headquarters in 1900.
Astonishing, isn't it? There is more to it, it was equally utilized as:
🏫 An Orphanage Home
🏫 A women development center
🏫 A water board
🏫 And now a monument for keeping relics and art-crafts of the decade past.
LOCATION
The edifice is just a stone throw from the architectural modern masterpiece of Grand Hotel.
It is safely located at Grand Hotel Drive, Cable Point, Nnebisi Road, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
COMPOSITION
Its structure was built with sturdy and well-processed wooden palm carefully arranged vertically and horizontally.
Also, the staircase was constructed using nuts and bolts to join the wooden palm together.
The materials were made up of woods, cut and treated in Europe before being imported back to be coupled together in Nigeria to form the sturdy weather-beaten structure.
ACCOMODATIONS
Being notable as a National Museum and Monument, they are varieties of Tourist relaxation center around it. Some of which are:
🍹 Grand Hotel Convention Center, Delta - 950.0m distant, it takes 3minutes to get they by a Car.
🍹Doko International Hotel, Delta - 4.8km distant and it takes 11minutes to get there by car
🍹 Hotel Benizia - 7.1km distant and it takes 14minutes ride by car
🍹 GQ Suite, Asaba, Delta - 7.7km distant, it takes 14 minutes ride by car
🍹 Asabana Suites, Delta - 7.3km and it takes 15minutes ride to get there by car
🍹 Best Western Plus Elomaz Hotel, Asaba, Delta - 7.8km distant and it takes 15minutes ride by car.
Exploring the State regarded as the Big Heart should pitch top-notch hospitality to you.
OVERVIEW
Do you see where we are going with this?
It takes a big heart to help shape little minds, if you would agree with me.
The big-heartedness displayed by the inhabitants of Delta, then Bendel State to commemorate the little effort of Mungo Park is remarkable. Isn't it?
Therefore, you would agree with me that though people in Texas have a good heart while people in Africa exhibit a big heart.
Enjoy your Life touring and exploring Africa, then you will appreciate GOD and Mother nature.
This is educative. And eye-opening. It's interesting the big heart Nigerians have for Mungo Park.
ReplyDeleteIt's indeed beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMay I have the opportunity to visit Mongo Park one day.
Thanks for this, it is lit
You will go places, thanks for this information
ReplyDeleteI had no idea there's a place called Mungo park in Nigeria. Thank you so much TheMoria.
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