Posted in Earth Feast, The River of Life, The Wind in the Willows, tagged adultery, Bible, bore well, cistern, drink, faithful, fill, God, marriage, Proverbs, rain, running water, spouse, tap, water, well on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The majority of people that live in my apartment are extremely silly. Here’s why:
Our apartment has been having water problems in the past couple of months. We haven’t been getting water in our taps at all because there’s no water from the bore well. Instead, if we want to survive, we have to wake up at around 3:00 a.m. every alternate day, wait for the municipal water supply and store sufficient water for 2 days in our respective apartments.
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Posted in Earth Feast, The Wind in the Willows, tagged basic amenities, child, children, class, education, family, God, love, nutrition, opportunity, parents, safe environment, school on June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I made a new friend yesterday… a talkative 5 year old, the daughter of my friend’s maid. Farheen confidently rattled off, “A for Apple, B for Ball, C for Cat, D for Doll…” She was in the first grade and had been learning the English alphabet at school, but she shyly admitted she couldn’t remember what M was for, and jumped from H to O in her enthusiasm. I doubt she knew what any of those words meant. It was just something she had been taught, and she had dutifully learned.
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