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
By Gordon Teti Hello Julie Gichuru, Thank you for inboxing me. To be honest with you, I have been observing you for a while now and it's obvious that you are negatively biased towards Luos (Raila Odinga). I have seen your interviews with Raila and the level of negativity towards him is pathetic. What does the call for referendum got to do with prostitution in Nyanza for you to reprimand me and my fellow Luo community for "following Raila Odinga blindly?" Yes, the referendum is calling for increased allocation of resources to the counties throughout Kenya including Nyanza and for that it is a step in the right direction at eradication of poverty not only in Nyanza but also in Gatundu where people are dying of jiggers and in Baringo where citizens are dying of hunger. Have you asked the affected Kikuyus and Kalenjins to stop supporting and following Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto blindly? You called the women of Nyanza prostitutes because of the referendum. Did you care to understand that these women have inalienable rights and entitlement to hold a political belief? Did you worry that these women have a family and community that care for them? How do you feel when you're reminded that you're a child of prostitution, which is a fact? If you live in a glass house don't throw stones. You must be reminded that being a prostitute in Nyanza is not different from being a prostitute in Central. As somebody from Nyanza, I will not stand by when you disrespect my people. I will speak for them. You must apologize to the Luo community for disrespecting us. You must accord Luo people and their leaders including Raila Odinga the same respect you accord other leaders such as Uhuru Kenyatta.
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