Originally Posted by linen53

Elfin, I have a longing for Africa as well. The older I get the more in tune I am with it. I have never been there but I remember telling someone once if I ever visit, I would never leave.

Also the theme song to the movie Out of Africa arouses a longing, a homesickness for Africa that I cannot explain. The song’s co-writer David Paich said he was inspired to write the song when during the early 80s, he watched a documentary about the “death and suffering” plaguing many people in Africa.

https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/meaning-of-africa-by-toto/

And when I look at a really dark black person's skin, the really dark ones... I just marvel at the beauty. Flawless.