My Childhood Had Gone By Without My

I Had A Very Simple, Unremarkable And Happy Life. And I Grew Up In A Very Small Town. And So My Life Was Made Up Of, You Know, In The Morning Going To The River To Fetch Water - No Tap Water, And No Electricity - And, You Know, Bathing In The River, And Then Going To School, And Playing Soccer Afterwards.

I Believe That There Is A God, And Coming From An African Tradition, I Believe Also That There Are Gods.

Some People Tried To Hurt Us To Protect Themselves, Their Family And Communities...this Was One Of The Consequences Of Civil War. People Stopped Trusting Each Other, And Every Stranger Became An Enemy. Even People Who Knew You Became Extremely Careful About How They Related Or Spoke To You.

This Days One Must Be Careful To Avoid Awakening The Pain Of Another.

How Many More Times Do We Have To Come To Terms With Death Before We Find Safety?