Tis the season
This is the season for many things in Malawi. Everything
stands still as the rainy season brings life to the dusty Malawi scenery. What
was once brown is now green. Where there was nothing in the garden. If untamed
in weeks you have a jungle. I had neglected my beloved garden while I was away
on holiday and traveling a lot in the past couple months. I was surprised to
see my garden full of things that I don’t remember planting or even plants that
I didn't sow seeds. But it is a beautiful time of year when people are busy in
their gardens and farms to hopefully have a good harvest. If you don’t plant,
don’t have a good harvest you and your family may go hungry. It is latterly
life or death. People are busy with little food to eat. What do you say to a
person who is your friend who says, “l haven’t eaten in three days”. Not to be
dramatic but it is just life here this time of year. You see the babies getting
weighed this time of year and see their weights decreasing. What do you say? To
Malawians they just say “Tis the season”. So much abundance during this time
but the biggest staple crop, maize is yet to be harvested. If people don’t eat
Nsima made from Maize, they go hungry. So as I may complain on trivial things
of not having enough money sometimes or projects taking a long time to get
started; the real issue remains, did I eat? Most days yes! Even with hunger
comes generosity. Yes they may not have food, but they will always invite you
to the little you have. Things are interesting this time a year. As this whole
country is based economically still on agriculture, everything slows down as we
wait for the harvest. Will the rains
bring enough water to make a good harvest? Let’s only pray.
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