ith their insistence on the abundance of their own humanity" (1140). What Goska is saying with this statement is that some of these people may have nothing to physically give to you, but they will treat you with respect and give you what they can because a small gesture does have the effect of a greater gesture: humanity. Even though someone cannot give you a million dollars, if they give you their time and respect that can be the biggest gift of all. Goska also tells about how she sat on a peasant porch in the middle of the night and the man inside the house said, "Someone is sitting on our porch. We have to cook rice" (1140). Goska is telling you that this man who d
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