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Tashakor, Jeff 10/2006 - Our journey up the Shomali Plains continued north to the village of Qula Bayazid in the Bagram district. The origin of the popular Thompson Seedless Grape savored by Americans originated in this region, and it is with deep pride and a sense of reciprocity that Roots of Peace is able to restore minefields with bountiful vineyards as far as the eye can see! Turning “ideas into reality” across the world was unfolding by the moment.
My thoughts of gratitude were turned to another sort of technological “trader” named Jeffrey Skoll, who was the first President of eBay, allowing traders around the world to compete on the internet. Through his generosity and belief in the human spirit, I was able to visit these remote Afghan traders to help them realize their own dreams in a small way. Halfway around the world, the Skoll Foundation had no idea how very priceless their gift was to empower the footsteps of a mother to travel to remote villages bringing a sense of ‘hope” during this window of time for transition in Afghanistan. “Tashakor” means “Thank You” in Dari, and I mentally extended those words to the intrepid internet trader, Jeffrey Skoll who was inspiring an army of traders of a different sort. |
