“ We all carry histories, cultures and traditions that are far older than us”.
On one of my routine home visits to my students, I chanced on one of them, a 10-year-old boy, who was carrying his baby sibling on his back as most mothers do in Ghana.
So, I captured the moment on my camera. Later as I analyzed the photo, I wondered about the stories it could generate. From simply the image of a boy doing a chore, I noticed stories of resilience, responsibility, strength, gender, affection and silent strength.
As we embark on this new journey as a group, we will carry in our minds and hearts histories, cultures, traditions and varying perspectives on life. I am fascinated by this boy and his sibling in such an intimate moment. I am even more in awe of the power it continues to express in my mind.
I share this with you so that you may tell the story in your own way and bring to what matters most in our Witness Tree Institute group journey. What do you see? What is evoked in your mind and heart? For me, it at once reminds me of our individual resilience, our responsibility towards each other, the loads we carry from our scars, how we can carry each other and our past on our backs.
What do you see?
Dela Awutey teaches Computing and Creative Arts at Donyumu Basic School, Dodowa.