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
Speaking at a function in Nairobi, Karua, who was celebrating her 57th birthday yesterday, said Kenyans are tired of being ruled by criminals and it is time for a reformer like Raila Odinga rules the country in 2017. She said she is ready to be his running mate in 2017 so that he can support her Presidential bid in 2022. “I am ready to support Raila Odinga in 2017 so that he can defeat these two arrogant Jubilee leaders who seem to be obsessed with power,” Karua said. On the issue of the referendum, Karua who joined the chorus two months ago said time is ripe for the country to go for a plebiscite. She expressed confidence that the Okoa Kenya Movement will win the referendum because 95 percent of Kenyans support the referendum. “We will win the referendum with a landslide,” said Karua.
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