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
Many people do not understand what hate speech is. Many people have begun accepting online hate speech as a normal thing. What they are forgetting is that when the unacceptable begins to be accepted and becomes a norm then our society begins to be endangered. I know some might be asking why I my concerned about what people talk. Do people not have a right freedom? Yes but freedom is accompanied with responsibilities. Let not your freedom cause harm to your neighbor. Hate speech is real, and it can lead to thousands of deaths. Imagine that you are posting something now that will in the long run cause the death of your friend, family member or neighbor. I know legal measures have been put in place to prevent hate speech in the social media in Kenya but as a patriotic citizen, you should take it as your responsibility to prevent hate speech online. I am not saying that the internet is the worst place to be or people should quit the social media. No, the internet is the most remarkable invention that has revolutionized the world like no other invention has ever done. The internet more so the social media is the best place of communication which has globalized our world but it should not be used to spread propaganda that causes torture to other innocent beings. Let’s prevent hate speech online! Do not use the internet to spread hatred! Let’s exercise our freedom of expression with responsibility!
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