We all have things we wish hadn't
happened. We just don’t notice it in some people because even if they worry,
they don’t wear their worries. They stay positive even though shit’s really
bad. They’re so resilient they wouldn’t swallow their dignity to get above the
'food chain,' or say to some person in a position of authority: "YO, I saw
God in Barra this morning and He said hi. He said you’re awesome."
Nah, the people I’m talking
about, they wouldn’t do that. They accept change and they adapt to new
realities as they come. So, to me, what they have or don’t have doesn’t matter.
Who they’re and what they symbolise, that’s what matters - and that’s their
sense of worth and integrity. Mankinka’s call it 'Foroyaa' or 'N’gor' in Wolof.
Being them may not be as fashionable, but eventually, it’s comfortable,
ultra-cool I should say.
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