Man re-hydrates then impersonates the Energizer Bunny - 25 Nov 2003

   A major part of Ramadan is the fasting

that goes from about 6 a.m. till around

6:30 p.m.. There is no food or beverages.

It is pretty hot here and you can see by the

afternoon people are pretty washed out. I

can say through my own experience ( I am 

also fasting) that going without food is not 

anywhere as difficult as going without water.

   Mr. Amadou Diao, brother of the 'Jackass 

who ate the corn' post's Demba usually passes 

by my hut in the afternoon to chat. After 2 weeks

into Ramadan, Amadou drops by, literally, I

mean he is tired and has about zero

energy. In our Peace Training we are taught about

oral re-hydration salts and if we don’t have

that we can make a mixture of sugar, salt in a

liter of water as a basic solution. I had been

preaching about making the mix and

drinking it every night when we break the

fast. No one was taking heed so I decided

to make a pail ( about 14 liters ) of this

mixture. So I told Amadou to come by

after the fuduro (name of the prayer time

that breaks the fast). I gave a liter of the

mix and after an hour he tells me he is

feeling pretty good. Also his headache

has gone away (one of the first symptoms

of dehydration).

    Next day he comes by in the afternoon,

he arrives at the usual time 3 p.m. 

but this time he is on his bicycle and he

has his axe and machete and says that

he is going out in the bush to cut some wood.

It was really a remarkable transformation. I saw his

wife later on and she asked what I gave

Amadou to drink. She said she hasn’'t seen him

this energized since their wedding night.

    Since then the word has gotten out and

almost the whole village is on to the mix.

At the health center in the nearest town

there are people from other villages lining 

up for intravenous. But with the miracle 

re-hydration mix in Goundaga we have 

people going out to cut wood.

    

As far as I know Amadou is still going

and going.