A CHANGING WORLD

A school in our midst was there to be seen and not attended. It seemed like a foreign building from the white man - though none of us had ever attended, but it was removed that the white man taught a secret knowledge that would be used in the upcoming world. This could not be compared to the natural knowledge of waking up, going to hunt in the forest for breakfast then going to take care of animals the whole day. Ole Narok is my name, a Masai boy from the interior of Olenguruok forest.

Our elders had always discouraged us from sniffing or even puffing the air around the missionaries. The missionaries had come with the air surrounding themselves. They had come with goodies which they could use to entice us in order for us to attend such schools.

When a school was built near our place of residence, none attended for the first three weeks. Out of the blues, people started getting sick since such a disease had never been seen before. Many people died and believed that it was God's curse as a punishment for allowing the white man in our community. 

This news reached one of the missionaries, it palpitated them to come with some bottles and a needle which they filled with a liquid substance. the needle was used to inject one of teh sick people. After a day or two, the people got well. From then, the people started attending school.

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