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and was amazed at his reaction to the whole thing. He didn't swear, kick or scream like
many would have done. He cleaned himself up and called upon three locals who happened
to walk by to help him. They cut down a bamboo tree and tied the trunk across the handle-
bars. With Erik on one side and one helper on the other, they walked 4½ kilometres to
Nzeela. The other two men waited for their friend's return. When we arrived in the village,
Erik paid the man and with a handshake thanked him for his assistance.
We met the governor of the prefecture and were welcomed in his home. After we
settled in, Erik decided to take a taxi to Nzérékoré to get his bike fixed while I would con-
tinue to cycle. As I reflected in my journal, the day's journey had contrasting events which
helpedtoputeverythingintoperspective.OnonehandtherewasErik'sbicyclemishapand
on the other, there were all the Liberian refugees who escaped with their lives from a war-
torn country. As the proverb says, a man complained he had no shoes until he saw a man
who had no feet.
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