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Farida Somjee
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Kindness Matters - Inspired by 'The Beggar's Dance'
Juma and Zakiya from The Beggar's DanceInspired by the characters in "The Beggar’s Dance." Zakiya holds Juma’s hand, and shows compassion, love and gives him hope. “You have to believe in yourself, Juma, break the cycle. Yes you can dream.”
(Thank you to my husband Sadiq Somjee for the incredible artwork - follow: Instagram @sadiqsomjee)
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The Beggar's Dance
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"A powerful and grounding story. How does someone with nothing survival in a world of near desolation? Each day a survival to merely exist, find food and live. Juma has only one thing in his life to keep on going; hope. Hope and trust that he will fin"
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“In the morning, I wake up and salute the sun. I am grateful for the sun; it gives me hope that after every scary night it will rise to brighten me - The Beggar's Dance.”
― The Beggar's Dance
― The Beggar's Dance
“In the morning, I wake up and salute the sun. I am grateful for the sun; it gives me hope that after every scary night it will rise to brighten me - The Beggar's Dance.”
― The Beggar's Dance
― The Beggar's Dance
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
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