Spirituality: Embracing our weaknesses - a voice from Africa

The experience of a religious after a tour of the Cape. Cf : http://capetownnovitiate.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_capetownnovitiate_archive.html
Cape Of Good Hope:

The outing to the Cape of Good Hope is an experience that will never fade from my memory. While I was resting upon the smooth oval shaped rocks, naturally heaped along the beach, and spreading as far as my eyes could see, I noticed certain weeds floating above the ocean like large farms of sweet potato vines. Their leaves, however, were broad and dirty rust brown. They gave the ocean a scary and ugly look.

What impressed me about these weeds was their ability to float and remain still despite the strong sea tides. I also noticed that they were a home for many creatures, and beneath them skilled people went searching for cowrie shells.

Out of this simple experience, I learned how to appreciate my weakness and stand my ground without being a victim of peer manipulation. I also learned that, hidden in our weaknesses and ugliness are many treasures that only openness and welcoming attitudes can unveil.
(Joash Diemo Sigu)

Born in a town on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kisumu, Kenya on 2nd March 978, I, Joash Diemo Sigu am my mother’s fifth child but the first born son in a family of eight children, four of who have died. I grew up in Eldoret Town where I did my schooling. I joined the Christian Brothers’ come and see programme in September 2003.