I was thirsty, and you constructed me a dam

I was starving, and you brought me new farming techniques

I was oppressed by society’s structure, and you spent yourself in law, politic, economics to reconstruct society.

I was ignorant, and you strove to establish a school system; my culture was different from yours, and you respected it; I was your enemy, and you sought to understand me

Matthew Fox Listening (Winter 1966)