Emerging Africa

‘“If you had one wish, what would it be?” Surrounded by the devastation of civil war and poverty, the woman looked down at the ground and then back up. She stared at me from my television screen and said, “I want my children to live in a different world. I long for a world I have never known.” I have never forgotten her words or the way she said them. She was dreaming of a new community.’

“Love is ...
Love is handing your heart to someone and taking the risk that they will hand it back because they don't want it. That's why it's such a crushing ache on the inside. We gave away a part of ourselves and it wasn't wanted.
Love is a giving away of power. When we love, we give the other person the power in the relationship. They can do what they choose. They can do what they like with our love. They can reject it, they can accept it, they can step toward us in gratitude and appreciation.

Love is a giving away. When we love, we put ourselves out there, we expose ourselves, we allow ourselves to be vulnerable.