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An Artistic parchment-style desert scene with Somali nomads and camels following fading tracks across sand dunes.

Tracks in the Sand: 120 Somali Proverbs on Fate, Destiny, and Human Limits

Among Somali nomads, life unfolds beneath a vast sky where the horizon stretches endlessly, and every dune shifts with the will of the wind. Their proverbs reflect this worldview, in which fate, divine guidance, and human humility stand at the center of wisdom. The desert teaches that no person, no matter how skilled, can control every outcome. Rain may fall
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