By Dr Paul Bundi Human beings are endowed with remarkable resilience, which can only be broken when they choose to give up. Says Viktor Frankl in his seminal book, Man's Search for Meaning; ''it is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future-sub specie aeternitatis. And this is his salvation in thd most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task.'' Man's life is primarily driven by the desire for future, the unshakable belief that the future holds promise. We invariably cease to live when we think we have hit a dead end, or that there's nothing more to be had by living. Theoretically, there is no limit to man's achievement, and that is what drives men to wake up and strive day after day. The opposite is spiritual, psychological death, which manifests way ahead of physical death. Lesson? Losing today doesn't mean losing always. You can lose 10 times and win the 11th time. Or, you
Outspoken social media blogger Seth Odongo has today been charged with hate speech in a Nairobi court Odongo alias Dikembe Disembe a blogger on Kenya was accused of inciting ethnic emotions through his Facebook account. He allegedly posted a message inciting certain ethnic group in Lamu to remove a certain group of people in the area. The post has ignited debate on how the Government plans to conduct prosecutions over hate. However the law against hate speech does not specify the maximum bail or bond terms leaving the magistrates to make a decision. Odongo was released on a Ksh 5 million bond or Ksh 2 million cash bail.
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