Ode to the onion
Not sure if i previoulsy wrote about this or not, but nobody will mind? So back to the onion, the Deep-in-Africa type, not the pampered green house type! This kind is tough! This kind can make it in Africa! (Totally off the point but, Africa is not for sissies, and it's true. But what happens to a sissie if she lives there? Not sure yet, but will keep you updated!)
The onions i find here are hard to cut, they have a very hard base and it's so thick, you won't eat it, except if you must like at someone’s house for example. The onions here have a hard life - near drowning in the rainy season and definitely dried out in the dry season. They need to be tough, otherwise they will be thrown out. Just think of it - most fruits here are tough - they don't need anyone tending them. No TLC required to get a mango to grow and bear LOTS and LOTS of fruit. Or think of the pineapple, needs basically a few drops of rain and any type of soil and off it goes, or what about the (IM)famous cassava!! Now, That Plant needs nothing, but still feeds many! (although it's debatable how much good is in it!) No, the test of time has shown the onion to be tough or to be not.....
I guess you can see where i am going with all this? Well, yes, it's about living here! Or rather trying to live here. If you need a lot of TLC - good luck! If you need a lot of anything for that matter, good luck!! No, you need to thicken yourself, not be dependable on the outside "seasonal" stuff, just get on with what you have to do! But goodness, nobody said it was going to be easy, did they? So when the hard times come, it's ok, hang in there. You have a purpose where you are, keep your eyes on God - like a sunflower looking up to the Son. No other help will be better or more suitable, said i to myself, wondering if i am a delicate flower or a hardened onion...........
The onions i find here are hard to cut, they have a very hard base and it's so thick, you won't eat it, except if you must like at someone’s house for example. The onions here have a hard life - near drowning in the rainy season and definitely dried out in the dry season. They need to be tough, otherwise they will be thrown out. Just think of it - most fruits here are tough - they don't need anyone tending them. No TLC required to get a mango to grow and bear LOTS and LOTS of fruit. Or think of the pineapple, needs basically a few drops of rain and any type of soil and off it goes, or what about the (IM)famous cassava!! Now, That Plant needs nothing, but still feeds many! (although it's debatable how much good is in it!) No, the test of time has shown the onion to be tough or to be not.....
I guess you can see where i am going with all this? Well, yes, it's about living here! Or rather trying to live here. If you need a lot of TLC - good luck! If you need a lot of anything for that matter, good luck!! No, you need to thicken yourself, not be dependable on the outside "seasonal" stuff, just get on with what you have to do! But goodness, nobody said it was going to be easy, did they? So when the hard times come, it's ok, hang in there. You have a purpose where you are, keep your eyes on God - like a sunflower looking up to the Son. No other help will be better or more suitable, said i to myself, wondering if i am a delicate flower or a hardened onion...........
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