Before we went back to their home, we spent some time walking through the sad fields. Around the cut stumps of the ancient trees, which were cut two years ago, wild new branches are growing rampant and stubborn towards the sun as if they wanted to say: “We will resist. Our roots and seeds are deeply in this earth. Whatever you do to us. You can´t wipe us out.”
We hope to accompany the family again to this field to plough the soil and plant new trees.

* Names changed to protect confidentiality.

Text: Karin, 27th november 2002.

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