I have learned that I, we, are a dollar-a-day people (which is terrible, they say, because a cow … - Binyavanga Wainaina

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Saints cannot arise where there have been no warriors, nor philosophers where a prying beast does not remain hidden in the depths.

Binyavanga Wainaina

I have learned that I, we, are a dollar-a-day people (which is terrible, they say, because a cow in Japan is worth $9 a day). This means that a Japanese cow would be a middle class Kenyan. . . a $9-a-day cow from Japan could very well head a humanitarian NGO in Kenya. Massages are very cheap in Nairobi, so the cow would be comfortable.

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