My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.
There are times we are givers, but others time we have to let others give to us.
The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers.
The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.