Side note from Djibouti, but...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/10306193.stm
My experiences the past few weeks have made me read the news on Gaza with different eyes.
"The ICRC, a traditionally neutral organisation, paints a bleak picture of conditions in Gaza: hospitals short of equipment, power cuts lasting hours each day, drinking water unfit for consumption."
God, I know that. Not even close to what the Palestinians are experiencing, I'm sure of that, but in living in and around this form of poverty, I believe I am closer to understanding how a life like this actually looks and feels. And maybe that's the only reason I'm here experiencing these difficult situations... so that I can have a new form of compassion for the suffering. And if that were the only reason, then I'm all the more glad to be here. My prayers for the Palestinians rise to the heavens with more angst.
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