Já lhe disse, trata-se de escapar ao julgamento. Como é difícil escapar e melindroso fazer, ao mesmo tempo, com que se admire e desculpe a própria natureza, todos procuram ser ricos. Porquê? Já o perguntou a si mesmo? Por causa do poder, certamente. Mas sobretudo porque a riqueza nos livra do julgamento imediato, nos retira da turba do metropolitano para nos fechar numa carroçaria niquelada, nos isola em vastos parques guardados, em carruagens-camas, em camarotes de luxo. A riqueza, caro amigo, não é ainda a absolvição, mas a pena suspensa, sempre fácil de conseguir…
"(...) My daughter, she has no use for night runners. You know, her first language is not Luo. Not even Swahili. It is english. When I listen to her talk with her friends, it sounds like gibberish to me. They take bits and pieces of everything - English, Swahili, German, Luo. Sometimes, I get fed up with this. Learn to speak one language properly, I tell them." Rukia laughed to herself. "But I am beggining to resign myself - there's nothing really to do. They live in a mixed-up world. It's just as well, I suppose. In the end, I'm less interested in a daughter who's authentically African than one who is authentically herself." It was getting late; we thanked Rukia for her hospitality and went on our way. But her words would stay with me, bringing into focus my own lingering questions.
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