"It doesn’t interest me what you do for a
living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your
heart’s longing.It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like
a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.It doesn’t interest me what planets are
squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre
of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shriveled and closed
from fear of further pain.I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of
your fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
remember the limitations of being human.It doesn’t interest me if the story you are
telling me is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.â€It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you
have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire with me
and not shrink back.It doesn’t interest me where or what or with
whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you from the
inside
when all else falls away.I want to know if you can be alone with
yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments."Expanding my non-profit foundation in aiding Kenyan slums. I decided to begin this foundation after volunteering (Summer of 2005) with Kenya Voluntary Development Association (KVDA) in Peace Building & Conflict Transformation in the Trans-Mara region. I then travelled alone almost all over Kenya & Tanzania interacting with locals of various villages trying to get a feel of what's still missing in their communities. My foundation is named in Swahili, R-A-B in AFRIC which is an acronym for RAHA, AMANI, BARAKA, meaning HAPPINESS, PEACE, & BLESSING in AFRICA. If you're interested in learning more about the foundation, making a donation, or assisting in any way, please go to www.rabinafric.org. GOD BLESS...
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