Gye Nyame
African Cemetery, Higgs Beach, Key West, Florida 2011-02-07
There are several plaques forming this memorial. Three of these are:
Gye Nyame
“Except God”
Also translated as “Unless God,” “Be but for God,["] or “Only God.”
A proverb states, “I fear nothing in the universe, except God.”
The most popular adinkra symbol, representing the supremacy and omnipotence of God.
Nyame Biribi Wo Soro
“God, I know there is something in the heavens.”
Symbol of Hope and Faith
Even in the worst of circumstances, God is always there. This timeless knowledge has been preserved in an African American gospel song, ” . . . Up above my head, I hear music in the air, Up above my head, there’s a heaven somewhere”; and in a wise Brazilian proverb: “Don’t tell God that you have a great problem. Tell your problem that you have a great God.”
Osram
The Moon
“The moon does not hasten on its way around the world.”
Symbol of Steadiness, Peace and Patience
“This, too, will pass.” A reminder that patience is required in awaiting any outcome. It is necessary to know that everything must run its course in Divine time. Even the nightmare of the Middle Passage and slavery had to end in its due time, but it was necessary to remain strong, resistant and patient throughout its duration.
Note:
The African Cemetery at Higgs Beach is a historic cemetery in Key West, Florida. It contains the graves of Africans who died after being rescued in 1860 from captured slave ships. (This description came from Wikipedia on or about 7 January 2014 from the link below.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Cemetery_at_Higgs_Beach