Ahh you have spoken it all!!!
There is nothing more I could possibly add to all you have said, cause you have laid down pure facts 💯
How I wish many other people in countries similar to yours could see the conversation we have had so far, and finally get some little truth about Africa and its people...
I'm also very glad to see and know that we have so much in common! I believe with most people like you in your country and countries similar to yours, the world would be a place of Peace, Joy, Happiness, and so many other positive treasures.
I am also very glad and honored that I have helped as a learning point to you.
Just from your words in this response, it gives me a clue that you are a Christian. Seeing this makes me so happy! I'm a Christian too!
Believe me you are the first ever white person that I've ever spoken to so freely and honestly. I have a few white friends, but anytime I try to have an honest discussion, they bounce out. But now thanks to you I understand why most of them do that ( At least I know I can't blame them, because that's what they have been fed with about Africa)
Amen and Amen for the prayer concerning my laptop 🙏 . And of course I won't just sit and wait for it to happen, I'll have to work towards it 💯
May God equally grant whatever your heart is, just as he will do it for me too, Amen 🙏...
Ahhhh! Wonderful. I'm so glad you could receive my reply as I intended it.
I think there is a big difference between me and so many people here in Australia and in other so-called "Western" or "1st World" countries is that I have dived deeply into my own beliefs, pains and patterns. Most people don't know themselves very well. They don't know how much they've been brainwashed.
And they're very uncomfortable with challenging conversations. But I love digging into things that could help me grow and if the other person is too, then hallelujah!
Now, I must share, that I am not Christian. I consider myself "spiritual" as opposed to having faith inside a particular religion. But I happen to think that Jesus Christ was a pretty cool guy who had a lot of wisdom to teach us.
I also think that since my parents were brought up Catholic (which is very similar to Christianity) the term "God" feels pretty comfortable inside my brain. They did not raise us Catholic though; they taught us about many different things and encouraged us to ask a lot of questions! Overtime, I came to my own conclusion that there had to be something bigger than just my human experience.
So, forewarning: I use the label "God" interchangeably with The Universe, Source, The Divine, and other terms to point to the omnipresent, omniscient energy surrounding us.
But I am also 100% happy to have friends who speak to the same Energy Of Everything with different labels. I have friends on here who are Buddhist, Muslim, Catholic, and probably some kind of earthy-witchy types. To me, we are all the same: good people wanting to do good things on the planet, willing to be grateful for all that we have.
Haha. Hopefully, I haven't freaked you out. But... this is me, being myself and bringing you more honest conversations =)