Assante Sana

From the Queen of Talk, Oprah Winfrey,

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll never end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."

How to even begin a list of everything that we have?

When we were in Boma N'Gombe, Tanzania in 2009 we met a people who were truely poor in financial terms, but lived very rich lives.

There people used what little resources they had to grow food for their families. Here we worry about our lawns.

There people buy items in small amounts because they can afford nothing more. Here we happily purchase more than we need and throw away the scraps.

There, we were welcomed with open arms. Here we are afraid of strangers.

There people are eager to help. Here we ask, "What's in it for me?"

There people of various religions worship openly.  Here we celebrate in our Churches, but when we are in the parking lot no one can tell that we had ever been to Mass.

In Boma N'Gombe, people live with very little, and yet, they have taught us so much.

Assante Sana.  Tanzania Yetu.