I
am watching a bespectacled fellow wipe the tables, set the cutlery at the
table, refill the water jars and so forth. I also remember that yesterday I saw
him put on the gumboots as the hoe lay there waiting to be placed on the
shoulder ready to break, turn and twist the soil. I am excited and at the same
time perplexed. Excited because we still have genuine vocations sprouting. Perplexed
that such a young and promising man could still find a reason to humble himself
much as to dust his spectacles as he tilled the sand. I am inspired by this man
who has been with us barely a week. Luckily he is inspired by “himself” because
he tells me that he delayed to get here,
“nimechelewa kujiunga, hii ndio maisha
niliyotamani sana.” he said as he displayed his entire dental formula. I hope and pray he understands what he is saying because I too
at one point deceived myself I understood, now I don’t think I understand
anymore.
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