Back to Sucre after this colorful-rainy market, I went for a walk around the city. Something was missing… I went from the main square up to Parque Bolivar a bit further down. Really nice green place, full of people on this Sunday afternoon. Full of… clean, well dressed people… All Bolivians but properly dressed, the other world I’ve seen yesterday at Parque Cretácico… The western world of Bolivia as I can only call it…
Am I waking up now? How come I didn’t really notice them before?!… Ok, yes I did, but it wasn’t so obvious… Today on the main square – where we did the xmas distribution – I hardly notice any beggars… No more womens with kids all around… It said that people from the countryside are usually coming to the city around xmas to get free food or presents. Well, it seems to be true… I couldn’t really see any of them today – December 27…
I walked back to an internet cafe… To share that with you… I walk back with such a strange feeling… I just don’t understand how the difference can be so big! Ok, we do have poverty in our countries but I don’t think the difference is so huge between people… How come?! I just feel so bad about this revelation… I have no words to express clearly the way I feel. I guess I’m in shock to discover such an obvious reality… Just to see it in front of my eyes… Hard to take! 
Reality… I just have my eyes to cry. My friend Ariane told me that it’s best I didn’t start with India… I guess she is right!
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Tu sais Alex, cela est un peu partout pareil…il y a juste des moments, ou des situations personnelles, où on le remarque plus. C’est la réalité c’est tout; toi, tu as apporté ta pierre à l’édifice, et cela c’est déjà beaucoup!!! merci pour eux. Grosses Bzzzzz
By Cath on 2009-12-28 5.22 pm | Permalink
Merci
Mais je trouve ca bien difficile de se sentir si impuissant… Suis contente d’avoir contribue a apporter un peu de bonheur et de sourire sur ces visages !
By Alex on 2009-12-28 5.54 pm | Permalink
Coucou Alex, il faut le vivre pour le croire. A la télé, on le voit puis on oublie… pourtant on partage la même planète. Une fois rentrée, ca apprend l’humilité et à relativiser les situations difficiles. Suffit d’en garder le souvenir.
) On t’aime et on pense à toi !
Eh ben, j’avais pas dis grand chose jusque ici… c’est profond
By Sab on 2009-12-29 11.11 am | Permalink
Merci
Ca me fais bien plaisir d’avoir votre soutien. Je pense bien fort a vous tous et vous embrasse tres fort 
By Alex on 2009-12-29 9.23 pm | Permalink
HELLO FRIENDS AM LINDA COLLINS FROM CANADA MY BEST DECISSION I MADE ON HOW TO GET MY MARRIAGE BACK once when i went to Africa in February this year on a business summit. I meant a man who’s name is {Prophet Harry} he is really powerful and could help pray to bring back one’s gone, lost, misbehaving lover and prayers for good job and financial blessings .I’m now happy & a living testimony cos the man i had wanted to marry left me 3 weeks before our wedding and my life was upside down cos our relationship has been on for 3years. I really loved him, but his mother was against us and he had no good paying job. So when i met this {Prophet Harry}, i told him what happened and explained the situation of things to him. At first i was undecided, skeptical and doubtful, but i just gave it a try. And in 3 days when i returned to Canada, my boyfriend (now husband) called me by himself and came to me apologizing that everything had been settled with his mom and family and he got a new job interview so we should get married. I didn’t believe it cos the {Prophet Harry} only asked for my name and my boyfriends name and all i wanted him to do. Well we are happily married now and we are expecting our little kid, and my husband also got the new job and our lives became much better. His email is {prophetharryprayerhome@yahoo.com}
By Linda Collins on 2014-08-06 3.08 am | Permalink
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