"Everybody has someplace to go..."

A breath of tranquility in the city

“Everybody has some place to go….”

We got stuck in a traffic jam today.  It was Saturday afternoon in Accra, with horns tooting, bicycles riding alongside, street vendors trying to sell as we crept along, cars butting in, cars coming the wrong way, horns honking, people and goods hanging out of trotro’s, funerals and weddings apparent from the road (with beautifully clothed Ghanaians in attendance), horns honking, people crossing….you likely get the picture….

We were in the blue car on the right
trying to back out...seven cars later....

We asked our driver where they were all going and he said…”everybody has some place to go”.  How true.  Saturday is shopping day in Accra, much like the rest of the world.  Everybody has somewhere to go to fit a need, just like the rest of the world.  People had died, and others were coming to pay their respects and comfort the survivors, much like the rest of the world.  Brides got ready for their big day and were married to their grooms and surrounded by those that they love, who love them…just like the rest of the world.

Hilarious services

Workers were trying to make a living, working during the week, and continuing to the weekend, just like the rest of the world.  Traffic jams occurred and people got frustrated, much like the rest of the world.  You likely get the picture…..

There are so many things that differentiate us, and there are so many things that tie us together.  We are in a developing country that has many challenges, but mostly, they want better for their children and grandchildren than they had.  They want to have good nutrition, a roof over their heads, access to education and childcare, and they want to better their neighborhoods and country.  You likely get the picture….

“Everybody has someplace to go”….  Are we more alike than different?  Another lesson learned.