Morning dawn enjoyed
with a concert performed by nature. Birds are flying eagerly and singing happily, “what a wonderful morning,
wake up!”(my interpretation). Roosters join crowing by regular intervals in a loud voice. Light and heat increases, other animals join the
concert. In the dim dawn, you can only hear nature's
own concert. When people wake up, chatter begins, sound of cars and motorcycles
buzz, but for now animals still keep their loud concert. Sun rays begin to redden
the blue sky. The first rays of light bring out buildings on top of a hill, painting
entire landscape of splendor re-color wiping moisture of night. For a moment, Sun
rays are playing on surface of water droplets causing landscape to sparkle.
People are on the
move, cleaning up and picking up water. An old man carrying water cans in his
bicycle overtakes a woman carrying a big water can over her head walking
forward slowly, but surely. In front of me on the other side of a fence,
slouch a young boy with empty canisters. I smile, and salute him. He smiles
back curious expression on his face, staring at me, mzungu, who sits outside in
front of her room cross-legged on a yoga mat and writes. More people are on the
move and the birds flock around me in their multicolored costumes. Lead of the
concert is now given to crickets, accompanied by birds and other animals with
their solos.
The landscape in front of me is divided into two. On the left, a sunny hill blazing with color and light. In front of me, a hill waiting for the light to come. I love awakening landscape in front of me, even though I’m watching it behind the net fence. But at least it's not a high wall as in Kampala that steals our view and strengthens all sounds from our neighbors. Here, I am able to breathe, despite the primitive conditions. If I can wake up in the morning to write having this landscape around me, I believe I can manage a latrine, which is just a hole in the floor and a bucket of water instead of a shower, but at least I feel I’m alive.
The landscape in front of me is divided into two. On the left, a sunny hill blazing with color and light. In front of me, a hill waiting for the light to come. I love awakening landscape in front of me, even though I’m watching it behind the net fence. But at least it's not a high wall as in Kampala that steals our view and strengthens all sounds from our neighbors. Here, I am able to breathe, despite the primitive conditions. If I can wake up in the morning to write having this landscape around me, I believe I can manage a latrine, which is just a hole in the floor and a bucket of water instead of a shower, but at least I feel I’m alive.
Ihmiset
ovat liikkeellä, siivoamassa ja hakemassa vettä. Vanha mies kuljettaa
vesikanistereita polkupyörällään ja ohittaa naisen, jolla on iso
vesikanisteri pään päällä, mutta hän kävelee eteenpäin varmoin askelin.
Edessäni aidan toisella puolella laahustaa nuori poika tyhjien
kanistereiden kanssa. Hymyilen ja tervehdin häntä. Hän hymyilee takaisin
utelias ilme kasvoillaan tuijottaen minua, vaalea mzungua, joka istuu
ulkona ”huoneensa” edessä joogamaton päällä risti-istunnassa ja
kirjoittaa. Yhä enemmän ihmisiä on liikkeellä ja linnut parveilevat
ympärilläni kirjavissa asuissaan. Heidän osuutensa konsertissa on
vaimentunut ja heinäsirkat ovat ottaneet johdon, jota linnut muiden
eläinten kanssa säestävät sooloillaan.
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