Sometimes, it is enough simply to take notice of such things, and allow them to speak to us, as deep calls to deep. 'Consider the lilies of the field,' said Jesus (Matthew 6:28). He didn't say this just to illustrate the important point, 'Do not worry'; but because it is a crucial spiritual discipline in itself: to observe, and contemplate, the way the natural world simply 'is'.
"(...) 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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