| 4 entries | | |  | | | | wrote | | | 2006-the year of friendship | | | | | wrote | | | If already in Africa or intending to visit here, you have succumbed to a condition for which there is no cure. The symptoms are extraordinary. Your life will never be the same again. Those of us born here inherit the condition involuntarily. There is no escape, no known remedy. Others who come here, with few exceptions cannot resist the infection. | | | | | wrote | | | The things you do in life become less important than the things you see, feel, and can touch. You find yourself behaving peculiarly - whispering in the presence of animals, stroking plants. Your spirit becomes detached, as if it wants to linger and be unhurried. Deep emotions are stirred within you. You laugh more easily, yet a sunset can bring tears to your eyes. Your values change. Mountains become friends, valleys pastures for your soul. You feel a constant urge to get out, to be fre | | | | | wrote | | A yearning develops within you, a longing that is at once satisfied, yet never saturated. You feel compelled to come back again and again, and each time you do so the experience is somehow deeper than before.
In the African bush, far away from the surroundings you are accustomed to, you feel as though you have come home. Some say this is because your spirit recognizes the birthplace of its origin, others say it is because of the silence, because of the overwhelming presence of the Creator. | | | | | 4 entries | | |
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