It is 2008 and the narrator sits in grandmother's room at the Salt Lick Safari Lodge within the Taita Hills Wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. The lodge features rocket-shaped villas elevated to keep wildlife out, surrounded by lush greenery, with elephants, deer, and giraffes passing by outside the window. The narrator urges grandmother to leave to see lions and zebras, but she prefers to remain, saying she is too blessed and that every animal she would want to see is right outside her window. The grandmother lived by a 'less was more' philosophy, practiced gratitude, spoke only in positives, and left a lasting impact on the narrator's outlook.
It is 2008, and I am sitting in my grandmother's room, at the Salt Lick Safari Lodge within the Taita Hills Wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. It is a gorgeous place to stay, the villas appear almost rocket-shaped, standing high off the ground to prevent any wildlife from getting inside the rooms. All around there is lush greenery. Outside her window, many animals, including elephants, deer, and giraffes pass by.
"Please, Nani, come with us, let's go, I want you to see lions and zebras," I begged her. A few of the animals were located in different parts of the sanctuary, away from the lodge, and I wanted her to witness them. "No, no, I don't feel like it. But don't worry about me missing out, I am too blessed. Look outside of my window, every animal I would ever want to see is right here."
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