The African Nation has clearly had its challenges for the last several decades. It is hard to watch the TV and not come across images provided by aid organizations attempting to make a difference in the lives of the impoverished. Sometimes, when the enormity of a situation is discussed (and this can be said about many chapters in history) there is a glazing over. The conversation is so overwhelming it is near impossible to figure out where to start. I've watched highly passionate and educated individuals glaze over in discussions surrounding the state of Africa, simply paralyzed by the scope of what is at hand.
This, my friends, is what I call the African auto-response. Not about the people...a reference simply to the magnitude of a problem...no disrespect. This response/reaction is also what I have experienced in chatting with people about the food they eat - the food we base the quality of our lives on. And if you don't think food dictates the quality of your life...no nutrients in the soil...no nutrients in the food...no nutrients in your body...body functions are compromised. That's just the chiz'nit baby (and you don't have to be a scientist to know that isn't going to work out well)
Anyway...
S. xo
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