Why this culture holds a special place in my heart

Kenya 2024

You might wonder why I took this step and exchanged all the luxury for a simple life? Yes, I ask myself this occasionally, especially when it comes to housing cleaning. A vacuum cleaner is simply irreplaceable and now it's called crawling around the floor and turning.


Nevertheless, I do not want to exchange at the moment. I love and live this culture so much now that I always catch myself as I walk radiantly and laughing through the area. But at the same time, my own culture is deeply rooted in me and my values are not diminished. On the contrary, I'm so behind me that sometimes I may even seem a little rough. 


Absolutely justified, I was constantly assuming at the beginning of my planning that I would probably submit and not always stand my wife. I could completely understand these thoughts and views of my fellow human beings. Because yes, in the meantime I grew to be a strong personality, but nevertheless I arranged myself very often, just not to get noticed and not to cause much excitement. To my own surprise, I notice more and more that I am absolutely behind me and fully represent my values. 
So let's go back to the beginning of this story. This culture and its people only radiate with joy of life. Whether it's car washing, washing laundry, sitting together and waiting for customers or just walking, there's no day that I don't see at least one person moving towards music or life. 


Recently I saw a man washing his Boda Boda. Unfortunately, I didn't hear him listening to music or not, and at the same time, it doesn't matter. He had great pleasure in washing his Boda Boda and dancing, in the typical dance movements of Africans. Don't get me wrong, here too there are plenty of people who walk grimly around the area and have bad days, but this is rather a rarity and life is simply. We live into the day, yes, we have plans, whether we will fulfil them, I can't promise you. Sometimes less is more and I'm so grateful that I finally got to learn this. 


Be grateful for the life you are entitled to live and please LIVE it, because time here on earth is passing far too fast. You have in your hand what you do out of this time and whether you want to spend it in worry and fear or even in difficult times can see the positive and good in life.