it could probably happen anywhere in the world. and perhaps it's scary perhaps makes one wonder how vulnerable can one be without even perceiving it.
imagine a land,
fertile prosperous somewhat
happy - no matter how subjective this concept might be anyway.
where people receive the same education as we do. they think mostly the same as we think, do mostly the same as we, by other means.
and then everything just slowly sinks down. no one can say the real reasons that led to this political, economical, social and psychological turnover, but what can be said is that no reasons seems valid enough to justify such daily violation of human rights.
i land in harare on the 10th of March 2010 and an awkward feeling invades me. it's like it's alright but it's not.
since i've landed many things seen thought done.
and as i sit in this comfy office in the center of Bulawayo i think.
as i lie in the big room that was kindly conceeded for my weekend i wonder
as i sit early morning in the sofa reading the book about this hungry stunted empoverished people in Africa.
rosa montero is right about geography,
but she forgot how thin is the line that separates misery from sloth. and sometimes you just have to drive 1 hour to see the world change before your eyes.
it of course depends on how and what are you willing to look at.
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