I discover that Ethiopian coffee is a delight. My discovery was made as I host my Ethiopian friend to dinner at his favorite Ethiopian restaurant each year for his birthday, which was this Sunday. The place is so friendly and I do look forward to my annual visit.
My Ethiopian friend is such a good guy. Despite all his troubles, he is ever helping others. His story is that he fled his homeland 12 years ago as he was suffering cruel persecution at the hands of the government. Here, he remains without a place in the world to call home. Still his spirits remain high and he remains committed to helping others in need, while he himself is in need. Put simply, his plight does not deter him from helping any neeeding help in his sphere of imfluence.
So he accesses his church and good people in the wider community to achieve his aim of helping others. I counsel him to look after himself as well, and all he does is keep forging forward to help the poor in his world. He teaches me so much.
I often say that, if I was ever a refugee in the world, I would want someone like him around to help me. Our shared vulnerability and suffering truly have so much to teach us about life and who we are with each other. .
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