Attached is a link to a blog post written by a Senegalese writer and journalist Boubacar Boris Diop. This blog post is an article about Captain Mbaye Diagne and the Diop’s feelings on Mbaye’s actions. Diop’s article really got me thinking about Mbaye and what motivated him to do what he did. From the start of the genocide, when Mbaye was given the order not to intervene, he must have asked himself one simple question: Which is more important, the will of these men behind desks in New York, or the will of these suffering, dying people? Once he had figured out the answer to this question, he was on a path to help these poor Rwandan people until he couldn’t do so any longer. Diop’s post also talks about Mbaye setting an example for us, and being a role model. He is a role model for the obvious reasons that he saved hundreds of lives and knew right from wrong, but Diop also notes that he likes how Mbaye didn’t act like a “Superman.” He means that Mbaye didn’t barge past the checkpoints with guns blazing like Rambo, and instead he simply used his words and achieved these great accomplishments not by violence, but by kindness. This humble action of Mbaye shows us that we too should not react with anger and hatred, but if we can sit down and have a peaceful conversation about our problems, we will have much more success, and we will also make the world an all around better place. We have Mbaye to thank for that.
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