I was in my room, but it sounded like a wedding ceremony going on. The MC was announcing the donations with a portable PA system so I could hear:
'Aji Fatou di hariti Ya Kodou mo johe danta bi. Muneh ak hepp: temere, nyarri temere, nyetti temere……juneh, nyarri junneh [claps] - 'Aahhhh, bess du tuti. Sohna Njie di aawo Lamin Fandeh neh mo johe boiti orr bi, teh muneh pareh wut deh... laillalallah! Gewel yi ana ngen? Ndey Ndikeh nyow na teh Dollar lai mayeh... aye wye, lu wye di def teh munuko dai nuru peerat...."
That's the story of my part of the world where 60% of the people are poor, where majority of the few that are considered rich are just 'chapteh' (borderline affluent). So, attempting to appear prosperous by outrageous flauntings is prosperity. No wonder we all plead comfort by being incredibly flashy, spending what we are yet to own, and usually trying to impress rivals that do not exist.
Meanwhile, in America, LeBron James is sponsoring thousands to get a decent college education. But of course LeBron is imbued with the spirit of the common man, and so he cannot but care; he's so rich in spirit he gives back to socially useful causes. May we be like him. May we know and raise many like him
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