The dreams of an African child… TRAVEL
What does an African child dream about?
We will find out in this new column, by Xaverian missionary Father Oliviero Ferro
And when we understand that dreams (but not rights and possibilities) are the same as those of our children, it will be time to wake up and perform works of mercy.
Because through them, an African child (and others) will be able to live in the joy of being able to dream of something that can become possible
Have you ever happened to see an African child playing with what they have built with their own hands?
They have a fabulous imagination. You can see them walking around with a toy car, built from a plastic bottle or a sardine can.
Someone, more ingenious, made it out of bamboo or wire. They are true masterpieces.
When you then ask him what it is used for, he will say that he uses it for traveling.
Someone, then, even manages to build you a small plane.
We know that you can travel in many ways. But the one that costs little is the one on the wings of imagination.
You see him there by himself running, making noises, going around and around the house.
In short, he is “on the road” and no one can stop him.
If you then invite him to accompany you for a few kilometers on your way to one of the villages, he is proud. In fact he asks you to bring his friends too. He feels like he has entered another world.
You almost feel like giving up the wheel to him. But he doesn’t need to. He has “his steering wheel” and drives the ride.
When you then invite him down, because otherwise his parents might worry about his being away, he will look you in the eye and say, “So, when’s the next trip.? I am always ready. Just give me a whistle and I’ll be right there. All right?”
I can’t say no to him, because I, too, at his age dreamed of traveling. And dreams, you know, sooner or later, come true.
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