Dr.Suess

I had an interesting chat with maggie about the way ive been socializing with the students and memebers of the community at Wikondiek. Its like im holding myself in rather than bringing myself out. Maggie has the tendency to be more social, friendly, and takes in the fact that shes a spectacle. She also read me a passage which made me think about the way i see things here in kenya. From our good childhood friend Doctor Suess, OH THE PLACES YOU'll GO:

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly their darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?

And if you go in, should you tunr left or right...or right-and-three-quarters?
Or maybe not quite?
Or go around the back and sneak in from behind?
Simple its not, I'm afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.

But then i thought about it. None of this is new to me at all. Ive seen this. I have family that lives this in India. Im not being insensitive.Im being one of them. Im not giving anyone attention because im trying to blend in and be like them.We have our own issues back home. Problems exist everywhere. We as westerners just feel "bad" because we see it through a western context. We actually have no right to show pity by just viewing it. We need to live it.

This is their way of life and I'm just trying to be a part of it, but just as a prop in the background.