Uma coisa que caracteriza a acção do homem mau é que ele, se tem que renunciar a alguma coisa, exige que todo o mundo também o faça. Essa não é uma atitude cristã. O cristão pode achar conveniente renunciar a toda a espécie de coisas por motivos particulares: o casamento, comer carne, tomar cerveja, ou ir ao cinema; mas se começar a dizer que essas coisas são más em si mesmas, ou desprezar os que dela se servem, está no caminho errado.
"(...) 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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