24 February 2011

2011 Reading

No Picnic on Mount Kenya
A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb
by Felice Benuzzi

"In order to break the monotony of life one had to start taking risks again, to try to get out of this Noah's Ark, which was preserving us from the risks of war but isolating us from the world to get out into the deluge of life. If there is no means of escaping to a neutral country or of living under a false name in occupied Somalia as many have done, then, I thought, at least I shall stage a break in this awful travesty of life. I shall try to get out, climb Mount Kenya and return here."

"Two insignificant, humble, escaped prisoners of war, numbers 41304 and 762, sat there gazing spellbound at the glowing colors cast by the setting sun on the mount of their dreams, now resplendent as though celebrating the glory of creation."

1 comment:

ramona said...

Sounds like a good read!