Life in a Jar...

When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, Remember the jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students, if the jar ...was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’ The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. ‘Now,’ said the professor, as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things – family, children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else —The small stuff. ‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ He continued, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, You will never have room for the things that are important to you. So… Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. ‘Take care of the golf balls first —The things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand. One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled ‘I’m glad you asked’. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, There’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.’

. .I Am Not My Scars. .

Life is what it is after all. The fact that at times some things are out of your reach or control or that anticipated successes are not forthcoming as hoped. What do you do ? Look ahead and forget the past - but do not forget it's lessons. This is not to be confused with having a defeatist attitude. It's just focusing your energies on where they ought to be, on the task at hand and on the future ahead. Don't let your scars or your past failures determine who you are.

Kenya's Honourable citizens.

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Kenya’s Honourable Citizens:

A wind blows through the savannah and with it comes news that are causing me sleepless nights, pondering the plight of this our great land Kenya that God blessed us to be a part of, as well as that of it’s great people.

As a young man in this country, I’m truly fascinated by our leaders in parliament. They truly are a unique breed, indeed I’m even persuaded to think that most of them are not even members of the human race (anyone out there have the MEN IN BLACK hotline? LoL!! ). Seriously, I’m truly intrigued by how they never at any one time take into account the plight of the citizenry that they “represent” in parliament, yet they still manage to find their way into the hallowed house time and again despite spirited efforts to unseat them from power. Indeed one is forced to ask himself whether it is a question of us as the electorate being so gullible as to fall for their charming lies or is it a case of them having a lot of “unga/mkwanja” and we the electorate desperately needing it?

Some have argued that the current crop of politicians needs to be totally phased out of Kenyan politics. How to achieve that is another thing all together. I liken it to trying to eliminate a mountain with a shovel; you might succeed in shoveling it away but you end up creating another mountain next to it with each shovel full. Why, you may ask, well, you may remember that almost half of the current sitting members of parliament have had very close ties with the old regime that ruled Kenya for over 24 years, yet they found ways of re-inventing and re- transforming themselves which made them survive the NARC wave that swept through Kenya in the 2002 elections and again in the 2007 disastrous elections. Yet we wonder why we will never be rid of corruption in Kenya, they have made the act of siphoning public funds into an art form, they are just too good at it. Simply put, the current clique in power is simply too well heeled (financially speaking) and well connected as to have a huge influence over the affairs of this republic , a combination that is really efficient in cementing oneself in power in this our beloved country. Even if old age or (God forbid) the voter were to manage to unseat them out of parliament, they would simply go the patented Moi way, a.k.a the “ Fund a lackey into parliament” method and life continues as is. The method has served the “Professor of politics“ well thus far seeing as how he has managed to stay out of court even with the numerous calls by the Kenyan citizens for him to answer for crimes that were committed by him or his administration in his 24 year rule.

So, are we Kenyans helpless in this our disadvantaged state? I think not, I believe the key lies in the pursuit of divine intervention for our country and the passing of the new constitution as-it-is and it’s coming into effect as the supreme law of this land. Mind you, it’s this same constitution (to the utter dismay of Kenyans of good will) that the “ peoples representatives ” are attempting to mutilate in the name of “ seeking better representation for our people ”, read “where-is-my-share-in-all-this” debate that is currently ongoing in parliament.

It all boils down to you Kenyans, you have to make your voice to be heard by the honourable members, SPEAK NOW and make your voice be heard on the need to pass this constitution as is OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE and suffer in silence by the powers that be who want to maintain the status quo. This constitution is our heritage from our venerable true fathers of this nation, who fought and some died for this our land in an attempt to secure self rule and the power of self determination for the people of Kenya on matters affecting our beloved land. Indeed as Nelson Mandela once put it “Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be easy, but not to do this would be a crime against humanity, against which I ask all humanity now to rise up.” It is your time to act young kenyans. The ball is in your court. Do with it as you will.

Voices from the savannah.