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bamba
Sweden
401 Posts |
 Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 17:52:51
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| Life itself is a burden, brother. Very heavy burden to our planet's majority, light burden to the minority. Ways and modalities of easing the burden to the heavily loaded is the question. |
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Formby
United Kingdom
246 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 19:39:03
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I consider life to be a blessing and a journey of joy. And unless I am to be beaten, imprisoned, threatened and removed of my mind I shall continue to do so. My mummy carried me, sweated me and taught me so it's the least I can do.
And...you may call me sister.
'smiley thing'
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 21:44:32
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Life is not a burden..unless you are depressed.  Without the grey clouds or black dog....life is a blessing.
Every day when I wake I am happy to experience the new day and its challenges.
But I am very lucky, I have 2 wonderful daughters, parents and friends that care about me and a job that gives my life meaning.
I also have a lovely dog and cat! I TRY to count my blessings.
Of course if I was feeling down I could think I am 45 (ancient for dating)...divorced..my marriage failed....... I dont earn enough money and everything is so expensive........ I will NEVER meet a decent man and I am never going to marry again. I will have a lonely old age.........
It depends what day it is and which side of the bed I get out of as to which 'me' you will meet...positive or negative.
But I dont believe in an after life....so I have to make the best of this life because this is all there is. 
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serenata
Germany
1400 Posts |
Posted - 13 Mar 2006 : 17:47:56
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Formby, I agree - 'savagery' maybe is the better word for what I mean. And I would not dismiss MeMe's view - tourism always makes an impact on a traditional society, and in many cases it brings a lot of really nasty things. Some critics even regard mass tourism from rich to poor countries as an act of aggression, and I see some good reasons for this theory. I doubt that the things that shocked you so much would happen in other parts of the country. Like Bamba said, it is a matter of centralization, too.
I had a bad accident in Serekunda last year. A car hit me while I was walking on the street (the chaotic car traffic in Gambia or in the Kombo area in special would deserve an own topic!!!), and even in my state of shock and pain, lying on the ground bleeding from several wounds, I instinctively grasped my handbag. Not because I think Gambians are thieves, but knowing I was in a 'special' area, where I could expect that someone had the idea to take advantage of the situation.
After all, nobody robbed me, but a lot of people helped me... Without their help, my husband would not have found the driver who tried to escape. |
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trouble1317
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Mar 2006 : 02:59:46
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| aLSO ON GTS WEBSITE....TO THATONE MAN WHO TOOK EARINGS/RINGS FOUR MORE HELPED THE WOMEN TO SAFETY |
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