["...I sometimes think I am not really cut out for
this."]
Sunday November 21st
4:30 pm: There is some light rain outside and
it has been raining for the last 18 hours sometimes with real force. I think I
have learnt more about myself in the last 7 weeks than I have in the last 7
years. Being a humanitarian is not easy it requires a lot of stamina and
determination, to be able to think quickly on the spot. It is also about feeling
the pain and suffering of populations in danger, knowing that you are their link
to the outside world and their voice, when I think about the responsibility of
this, I sometimes think I am not really cut out for this. Then I think to myself well
you have to be Dave, because there is no one else who can do the job. I think
this keeps me going and I look at how the programme runs and I know that I and
the team are making a difference.
So I am going to do a bit of reading and enjoy
the cool of the rainy season this evening in a small town in Africa. Till next
time.
