“Even In the Night You See The Papaya Shining”

A man named Gilayviyaka from the village of Okaiboma asked Christian Maier what was the real reason for him to come to them. “I would like to understand how you live, how you think and you you feel” Maier answered. To this Gilayviyaka gave the poetic response quoted in the title. As all poetic metaphores this one is ripe with meaning. Maier found it aptly describing the meeting with the unknown, seeing the night as a symbol for what is alien and unconscious. He ponders over the fact that it is night and no clear