An ordinary Afghan’s metric of success
April 20, 2010 by
Filed under Journey Updates
Please watch an Afghan youth walk the talk about Afghan metrics of success
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puACoFVg5dA
what is success in Afghanistan?
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What are the metrics of success in Afghanistan, or in life?
Who do you call a successful person?
A successful person is one…who works hard
How do you go to & from school?
By bicycle.
What’s in your hand?
Pump…a bicycle pump
How does a successful Afghan travel, on foot, by donkey, by car or motorcycle, or by bicycle?
By motorcycle or car.
A successful person doesn’t travel by bicycle? No…..
Peace…peace be with you too….How about this, traveling by donkey?
He’s bringing the wheat to the flour mill.
What clothes does a successful person wear?
He wears nice clothes.
A farmer who wears the perahan-tombon ( local Afghan shirt & pants ) isn’t successful?
He is also successful…it doesn’t depend on the clothes. Some people have dirty clothes but are very successful.
Is a government that is always at war considered successful?
No, that’s not a successful government….in the end, it would suffer losses.
Afghans say that those with connections, money & power will become successful.
They find a living through un-holy means…it’s not good, there’s no benefit
It’s not good, but do you still consider them successful?
No!
International forces say that they will be successful the day they win victory over the Taliban. Are they right?
No…
Why aren’t they right? When the Talibs are gone, war will begin again with yet another government.
Every government who wins wants to dominate even more countries, so they’ll go to war again, won’t they?
A successful person is one…who works hard.
bicycles and donkeys
