Trash Talkin'

I remember one day, shortly after I had become a Christian, in which I threw some rubbish out of my car window while sitting in a fast-food parking lot in Las Vegas. My meal was rudely interrupted when a war veteran picked up the trash and threw it back into my car and upon my lap with some choice expletives. Who could blame him? He had risked his life for his country and I was de-beautifying it.













The 10 year war in Sierra Leone has left all systems in the country broken. The postal system is unreliable and "recycling" is not even on the radar map. I learned that some rubbish trucks were donated by Germany (I believe), but that trash collection was sporadic and generally unreliable. This is not to mention the terrible road conditions which muck up the matter even more.

I can’t help but think of how demoralizing living with such waste must be. Besides the potential to spread disease, apart from the watery eyes caused by the constant burning of garbage, it is not pretty to look at. I wonder how much Sierra Leoneans dream of re-capturing the beauty of their country …