What can poor people give to rich people

I read that question a few days ago. When I did so, the author of the book explained that he asked that question in a conference and nobody could give him an answer...

Only people with a tie in a nice suit and expensive shoes could not answer that question. A year ago I was there, in Mwanza (Tanzania), sharing my life with other incredible people from all over the world, we didn’t know each other before arriving there, we didn’t know what would happen after living in Tanzania. Some people would keep going with their lives while other would wake up in a powerful way that only that experience could grow up inside of us. Tanzania was a seed. Then you go back to your country, go back to work, go back to having an schedule... And only you can decide if that seed is going to live forever or if it is going to die inside of yourself.

My answer:

Be patient. Sometimes, life is not like we expect it should be. We just have to make clear to ourselves what we want to do, which is our goal in life, and keep working every single day to achieve it. Some days are going to be ugly, you would like to give up. This feeling is my favourite singal to know that I am in the right path.

Live in the present. After Tanzania, I was always wondering about my future, until you see in front of you people who are dying, real dead, game over. So fuck the future and just be the best human being that you can be today.

Enjoy the little moments in live. Having dinner all together, riding on a piky piky (I will never know how to write this word), going to the vegetable market, drinking coffee with the neighbour, falling down on the field when you are playing football. Those things just happened in Tanzania. Now, back in Madrid, smelling a cup of coffee makes me smile, seeing the sunset after work, finding a new good book... All these small things that have no price. You only have to open your heart, your eyes, your nose, your hand to feel them.

The importance about friendship. My twin Estelle, my chapati friends, my favourite american, my mwanza family. I miss them. I am happy to know that they were a part of my life, a part that I will be always proud of and that I will always share with the rest of the world. Doing things that I would have never expected or planned. Be crazy, get out of your comfort zone and do all those things that you have planned to do and even those that you haven't decided yet.

Be happy and don’t try to find the answer, just be happy and do not wonder why.

Small kid in Tanzania: Hello madame!

I: Hi, how are you?

Small kid in Tanzania: I am happy, and you? (A different answer that nobody has teached us in the school)

Ask as many questions as possible. What are the borders that separate us from others? What kind of citizen am I? “Can we open our hearts and minds without the use of genetic tests?”, “ how many of us are willing to let go the spectacles through which we view the world?”

What can poor people give to rich people?

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