Today was all about rest and relaxation. We went to a spa today. We swam in the warm pools. It was amazing. However, I felt somewhat guilty. We passed many people on our way to the spa. The people were walking. I was told the pool I was swimming in was originally for whites and coloreds only, not for black people. Presently, even though blacks are allowed to go to the spa, they do not go. I was informed that most of the people who live in that area would not be able to afford it.
While I waited on my massage, I spoke with a couple: Yolanda and Elton. The lady was a nurse at a clinic on one of the local farms. She spoke about the client population and the barriers to service. She sees lots of issues with drug/alcohol abuse and teen pregnancy. She stated most of the people she sees have embedded helplessness and generational poverty.
I think it’s interesting and noteworthy to mention that neither Yolanda nor I was supposed to be at the spa at that time. However, we met and shared common issues with working with the disenfranchised. Divine intervention.
I saw a baboon in the road on the way home. (NO pic) driver was going too fast. He was trying to get back home to vote. People in this country get a full day off work to vote.
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