I ... if You

May 30, 2007

I ... if You

         Among the Shona people of Zimbabve,
         this is how they greet one another.

   "Marare hare?"
   Did you sleep?
               "Ndarare kana mararawo."
               I slept well if you slept well.
   "Ndarare."
   I slept.

                                                "Makadii?"
                                                How are you?
                        "Ndiripo makadiwo."
                        I am here if you are here.
                                                "Ndiripo."
                                                I am here.

(from Turning to One Another, by Margaret J. Wheatley,
Berret-Koehler Pub. Inc., 2002)

May 30, 2007 11:38:14 PM | Living with The Other

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