Tsumo

Chinonzi rekera ngechiri mumaoko / chiri mumwoyo ndingofa nacho

Shona Definition

Only what you hold in your hands can you be told to let go of; what you hold in your heart you keep until you die.

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You can be told to let go of what you are holding in your hands, but whatever is held in the heart cannot be dropped on the ground.