We have a preference for cooperative warmhearted non-violent interactions
- Guide / Contemplation
- Gurku IDP Camp, Richard Davidson
- Published
- January 2021
About this Meditation
I was touched when I first saw this child playing a custom made drum with what was available in this IDP refugee camp in Nigeria. Over and over again I saw children playing with so little things. But yet, still being children how play no matter what.
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