at the end of 2003, beginning 2004, myself and a girl called cari, went on a
trip for just over 1 month... we both sat in position of finding work, or goin to
namibia on a very low budget...
anyway, it ended up, that we got invited to stay in a village in the very far north
of namibia, near the town of katima malilo (spelling)... while we were there we
wuddenly realised we were close to vic falls... so we decided to continue our journey
to atleast vic falls...
so on our way to vic falls, we ended up having to spend three days in kasani, in botswana...
this is very much a holiday town, full of holiday resorts... so on a budget, we did not have
much to do in this town of kasani... so we spent each day, wondering around, and then going into resorts as if we stayed there, and hanging out at the pool, as if we were geusts there...
at our third resort, on the last day, there was a couple at the pool with us... it was a german couple as far as i can remember... we noticed that the man was blind, and the woman could see... but they were doing everything together... they swam in the pool, jus before they reached the edge, the woman would tell the man that the edge was close... it was amazing how much she cared for him, and giuded him... and how much he could do alone, with her helpfull aid...
they then got out the pool, and lay down on the deck chairs near the pool... the woman then read a book, aloud, so they could both enjoy it... it was totally, as if the woman was his eyes...
we observed this, while trying to see how long we could spend under water... im not sure why, but cari is a diver, and i have always been a bit obsessed with trying to swim laps under water... and about 6 months before i had damaged a lung, and could feel it hurt the longer i spent under water... but also felt, that the more i did this long breath holding, the better my lung got...
anyway, during all this, cari looks me and says, "if i was ever blind, i would want a partner like that"... and yes, it made us both think alot... for me, my mom worked with blind people since i was small, and it has always been a fear of mine to loose my sight... but when i saw this, i realised, as i knew before through other people i have seen, under the right conditions, you can still continue a beautifull life... or atleast having beautifull moments... and with the right love, you become a unit...
i write this now, at a time when a person close to me, is in need of care... and i wish, he had the same love from certain people in his life, that i saw this day...
it also makes me realise, more and more, what i wish for in a future lover (if destiny allows), and also in my friends and loved ones...
damn... i will stop there...
