Do People Really Want Change?

The last line seems to summarize much of my life experience and work.

"Having been at my post barely three months, more of the obstacles that lay head had suddenly been made quite clear. One issue was the need for cultural compromise, which meant finding a middle ground where the Congolese and I could meet without stepping too far out of our respective comfort zone. Another was to clearly grasp the needs of a given village before trying to affect it. Still another was to identify people who wanted progress badly enough to try something new to achieve it."

(Things Are Different in Africa. Frederick Pitts. Iuniverse 2006. Page 139)