5-25 Safari

We stayed in a very nice resort the second to last night in Tanzania and went on an amazing Safari the next day. It was incredible to see all of Gods creation only found in Africa and a select amount of places. Seeing these giant giraffes, elephants, lions, rhinos, as well as other magnificent creatures is truly breathtaking and it shows how small we truly are in the world of Gods creation. I fell in love with all the beauty of the crater and again, although I was around my classmates I was able to meditate and really appreciate everything I had learned and the opportunity I was presented with. I am so thankful for becoming good friends with some of the locals and the relationships I had made. The small projects I had aided in and the interactions with the kids were incredible as well. I was at a complete calmness like it was too good to be true and in a way it was because I was leaving the next day. I really didn’t want to go home. I wanted to continue working and exploring such a magnificent place. One thought that kept going through my mind while on the Safari was how all these animals, predators and prey could just live together in close proximity without freaking out. If only we could accept life as it is and live with our opposites. Not only could we learn from the people but the animals as well. Truly an incredible relationship and respect between the animals and the people.  I really enjoyed that.  My favorite quote from all the reading is from Lupton, “The poor, no matter how destitute, have enormous untapped capacity; find it, be inspired by it, and build upon it” (191). We can learn from this as well. All we need to do is give a little inspiration to spark a flame and success can happen. We need to apply this to our daily lives as well.