We were talking a while ago as we were making a trip back from Livingstone what “normal” is for us. A few months ago, it would have been waking up in the morning, taking a hot shower, making a pot of coffee, driving to work, watching school buses pick up and drop of children, making dinner, watching our favorite shows on tv, going to a movie…the list could go on.
When we first arrived in Zambia, there were things that would make us ask, “How could that even possibly happen?” Things that, after 3 months, have become “normal.” Things like…
Children walking up to 4 miles to go to school on a highway where cars, trucks and buses zoom by at high speeds
Small children carrying even smaller children on their backs
Women and children carrying huge basins of water on their heads so their families can have a source of water for the day
Children selling goods on the street and in the market
We used to see these things and think, “How could that even possibly happen?” Now we see it as life, as a normal part of living in Zambia. We have learned to suspend judgment, to ask questions, to learn why things happen the way they do. Our heads don’t turn near as much as they used to, but our hearts still ache for the way things could be.
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