The Weight Of The World
I've been in a funk for the past few days. I admit I wasnt following the New Orleans thing closely at first. I had to get my own life in order. Making appointments and attending meetings and enjoying some long desired good company.
I was doing the usual, caught up in myself, reading celebrity gossip, not watching tv or reading newspapers. Being my usual unenlightened self. But then it reached me and like so many others in the world the sensation of tragedy lured me.
I cant find words to describe the sadness. The tsunami was horrible but it was so far. This hits so close to home. All I can do is wonder who would rush to our aid if someting like that hit Barbados? They have the resources in the US and they can't even get their act together.... People stranded and dying as if it had happened in some developing country.
And so many deaths...what if it was my family or my friends trapped somewhere without help or supplies?
I try not to take on the sorrows of others. It is such a pointless exercise. But I cant help it now. All I can think of is the desperation and the angst of not knowing when and where help will appear.
The unfairness of it all.
Buju put it so right
'Who can afford to run, will run, But what about those who can't, they will have to stay.'
But this is life. And this is the world. Money rules everything. And those men in power who make the decisions will always have food on their plates and a warm bed to sleep in. And those who order the wars will never have to fight or risk their lives. And if only we could realise that no matter what we look like, or how varied our customs and religions we are the same animal, far more alike than we are different.
And I know my fickleness will allow me to lament for some days and then just carry on life as before. Blissful in my short memory.
But maybe that is my defence mechanism.
Because if I had to think about all that is wrong in the world I wouldnt want to live here anymore.
I swear, ignorance is a beautiful bliss.
Ade from homepage @ 12:17:00 PM
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everytime i see the destruction left in Katrina's wake I say a little prayer. Dear God thank you for shielding Barbados
Natural disasters are a lesson in humility.
Always be grateful for what you have.
Blessed
ade
Ade from homepage @ 12:33:00 AM
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Trans-Atlantic Flora, Just Because
When it rains...
So my bell rings. It's a delivery for me. Flowers for no reason.
DLG pulling out the stops.
sweet
Ade from homepage @ 2:51:00 PM
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And So Begins My Sudanese Education
So I met a guy. Seems that most of my blog worthy stories start that way. Well anyways I met a Sudanese. I spent the evening with him today and it was such an enlightening time. We ended up in an Arabian cafe (hookah bar) and I experienced the shisha. I was wary at first. But I figure if I can partake in cigar puffing then why the hell not try this.
It was sweet. It was a mixture of the mint tea, the very slight buzz from the apple flavoured tobacco, the comfy pillows and the company that made it all so enjoyable.
A picture says a thousand words.
It wasn't well lit and yes I know... I got that comment already:P
here's to meeting interesting people and trying new things
ade
Ade from homepage @ 9:10:00 PM
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