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
We all know him as the first governor for Machakos County and all the marvelous things he has done for his county. But did you know that this illustrious man started from a humble beginning?Did you also know that his first job was at mjengo (koroga) where he worked building a stone fence? Meet Dr. Alfred Nganga Mutua born on 22nd August 1970 in Masii, Makueni District. He started school at Toi primary school in Kibera, went to Dagoretti High School for his O-levels and to Jamhuri High School for his A-levels. “Mimi ni mtu wa mtaa,”he says in an interview with Capital FM. The father of three holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from Whitworth College, U.S.A, a Master of Science Degree in Communications from Eastern Washington University, U.S.A and a Doctorate in Communication and Media from the University of Western Sydney, Australia. When he was younger he was a lecturer at Daystar University and an assistant professor at Zayed University in Dubai. He was a foreign correspondent and local journalist and is renowned for popular travel articles under the title of ‘Msafiri’. He also adds up as a movie director and a producer. At the age of 30 in the year 2000, he begun a production company, Golden Dreams Company Limited(GDC), which produced Kenya’s first action series, ‘Cobra Squad’ as well as the popular family show “Beba Beba’ which airs on NTV. The company has also seen the production of ‘Passion Magazine” which is a lifestyle magazine. Through GDC Dr. Mutua also launched East Africa Music Awards in 2011He was awarded the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) for his loyalty and exemplary performance service rendered to the nation. In 2004 he was appointed the first official government spokesperson where he served until 3rd September 2012. He was also the public communications secretary and head of public communications in the office of the president. Do you remember the ‘Najivunia Kuwa Mkenya’ campaign? He established and spearheaded that campaign. He is a man of action, one on the move and one working hard to improve the lives of his constituents. In a recent interview with Saturday Nation’s Conversations With Book Lovers, he says haters do not make him lose even an iota of sleep as he struggles to transform the fortunes of Machakos County. “My focus in life is success. If you move ahead in life, people want to pull you down. My focus is my job. I want to deliver what I promised to my people,”he says. Throughout his career in government, Dr. Mutua was very successful and set a precedent in how efficiency in government can be a reality in Kenya In the interview with capital FM he says that the best lesson he learnt from the former president Mwai Kibaki is to be consistent in what he does no matter what people say. It’s clear that from his life he has applied consistency and more of action than words. That’s something you could borrow a leaf from.
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