You are my brother; we have so much in common.
You come to me with a bowl of rice and in return I come back to you with a leg of lamb, a drink and some corn.
You come to me with a drink of water. I give you a glass of wine and a piece of bread.
You come to me to help with my hut and improve the roof. I dig a water well for you.
Then, we had a problem. You said something about the water well.
I took that poorly and did not visit.
You started talking bad about me to family and friends.
I took a lamb from you.
You stole rice from my fields.
One of us died from mysterious circumstances. The other died at the hand of a son. Cousins now foment.
It could have been different could it not? I could have done something different… instead of just not visiting. I could have turned around within myself or together. You could have done something different- we are brothers. Sadly, we both lie now.
You come to me with a bowl of rice and in return I come back to you with a leg of lamb, a drink and some corn.
You come to me with a drink of water. I give you a glass of wine and a piece of bread.
You come to me to help with my hut and improve the roof. I dig a water well for you.
Then, we had a problem. You said something about the water well.
I took that poorly and did not visit.
You started talking bad about me to family and friends.
I took a lamb from you.
You stole rice from my fields.
One of us died from mysterious circumstances. The other died at the hand of a son. Cousins now foment.
It could have been different could it not? I could have done something different… instead of just not visiting. I could have turned around within myself or together. You could have done something different- we are brothers. Sadly, we both lie now.
