9 januari 2010

Urbanization

I am now 7 days in Laos. Have been up north and yesterday I travelled from a very poor village to a middle size town and to the capital. Many are, these days, moving to the cities. Some have resources to study, get an accommodation, get good friends and a job. Others fall into a lot of “dirt” and slavery. The cry is to find meaning of Life and to feel at home – right here.
This, my present visit to Laos, speaks to me strongly about the need to support the people both in cities and in the countryside, so they can grow and be happy where they are and not to be forced to move, against their will. Ingvar.