The townships around Cape Town, South Africa are sad and beautiful places. There is sadness and often anger at the injustices that force people to live in such hardship BUT there is also the inspiration of the dignity, hope and love that you find among a people who should be bitter but seek to live life as best they can. Your eyes flick from a hovel of a dilapidated shack to a child smiling and waving with vibrant exuberance. My time spent on the townships revealed to me something of these peoples creativity, their sense of community and the intensity of authentic humanity.