Tanzanian Association Oslo

I once asked a zebra:

Are you black with white stripe or

white with black stripes?

And zebra looked at me and said:

Are you strong with weaknesses or

weak with strenghts?

Are you good with the bad idea or

bad with good ideas?

Are you happy with sad day or

happy day?

Are you good with stupid thoughts or

stupid with clever thoughts?

And so continued, and continued,

and continued it, and never,

never, never, never ask a zebra about

stripes again.

It may be worth remembering this when

we meet people in our lives, and

perhaps especially in the context of faith.

There is always something behind what we see,

a person with hopes, aspirations, good

and bad sides, joy and sorrow –

No matter the appearances or life situation.

- by: Tausi Usi Ame Makame; Oslo -