"I have a debt to Africa: Awareness," I was impressed this term of rare effectiveness heard or read not remember where. What is meant by awareness I think is obvious, think of it as the debt is for me a disposition of mind even before a cultural approach. Surely the 'humility el' openness are key to interact with others wherever it is, even more so I believe it is needed in Africa.
This was my second time to Nyamilima and we are not back then for a personal experience but to give my contribution to the work of construction of the feeding center. Apparently, this is a purely practical reasons, however, dictated by the need to testify effectively in the field too THAT 'commitment in everyday life tends to fade. I left almost in the hope of seeing the children enter the structure, can not wait to put bricks and cement and this was enough. The circumstances however, have meant that this time what the 'Africa has given me is more important than what I left. I left convinced that he heads down on the bricks for a month hoping only to achieve a concrete result. Instead, I worked with many people engaged in different activities. As always in life, even the seemingly sparse of facets and implications such as making bricks or make the bathrooms can be done in different ways and I, to use colorful, rather than being a teacher I chose the role of the book. I like to believe that this, workers who work at the mission, 'they understand and have felt more at ease. The spirit of cooperation established has made that work is progressing well and sometimes it even amused. I had the opportunity to teach some basic techniques that might be useful to people forced to work without a lot of conceptual and practical support. I'll be happy if some things make it possible to avoid unnecessary efforts, better, even slightly, the quality of work. It 'true that I realized how easy it is for me to work in good health and a full stomach, but unfortunately these conditions are not always granted to the workers of Nyamilima, nevertheless did unthinkable things to me in those conditions. It 's just over the mine, due to which of the many practical difficulties and problems due to cultural' interaction with us white men, trying to improve and lead a life with a future worth hoping for. And 'thanks to those who, having accepted some lessons from a mason, I have paid off with a priceless human enrichment.
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