Rainbow Reflection

As I mentioned earlier, last night we attended the public debate on "Rainbow Nation: Myth or Reality?" sponsored by the Desmond Tutu Peace Center downtown at the Slave Lodge. It was a great discussion, but I will not bore you with details. I do want to highlight one of the speaker's remarks. Antjie Krog is an Afrikaans-speaking author, poet and professor. And she is absolutely brilliant.

Her 10 minutes of remarks challenged those in the audience to really consider the messages hidden within the Rainbow Nation metaphor. She masterfully and eloquently explained how the scientific principles that make a rainbow possible apply to South Africa. It was absolutely engaging and relevant.

I highly recommend perusing her books; namely, Country of My Skull and Begging to Be Black.

Afterward, we walked up to the nearby McDonalds. My first visit to this local establishment. I confess that could not resist an Oreo McFlurry any longer!