The Spice of Life

I was invited by a family to lunch today, and I had a wonderful time.  They made ‘peeka’ food in my honour.  ‘peeka’ means ‘tasteless’ and is used by Pakistanis to refer to food that doesn’t have any spices in it! I really enjoyed the food; I just hope they didn’t mind it too much.  I sat with their daughter (aged nine) and listened while she read from her school textbooks.  She read with such keenness and vigour, and it really opened my eyes to the huge potential of so many children in this country.  It is a travesty that often the only thing holding back such promising individuals is a lack of funds.  I won’t forget this young girl though, I just hope I can support her more in the future.