Life Notes

Sometimes back, we were doing farming...long story, and I remember when the push came to shove and we had to fold our tools. My trip to the city remains memorable.  Our singular mission was clear: find a way back to Nairobi, the bustling urban heart, before twilight's curtain descended. The clock had struck 4 pm, and being stranded in the remote reaches of Machakos County was far from an appealing prospect.  Stepping off the 14-seater minivan at Makutano ma Mwala, we stood poised on the roadside, a sea of uncertainty before us. Like a swift current diverting our course, a stranger seized my hand. With a Kamba accent dancing on his tongue, he inquired about our destination. Responding with the fluency of a local, I uttered, "Kithimani." Our journey veered in the opposite direction, as we began our traverse across the road, but fate had other designs. A metallic beast, known as a Probox, materialized before us. A 5-seater on paper...but a 17-seater in reality. Peering withi...

In life it’s not a question of if you will meet the devil it’s a question of when you will have a sitting with him. What will you do when you meet the devil?         i.             The circumstantial/gray meeting. When Rita and Jeremy met, it was an 'aha' moment of 'where have you been all these years!' They clicked and connected. That was in a dinner event organized by Rita's employer and they had invited other firms that have partnered with them. They exchanged contacts and in a weeks time, Jeremy had made a request of meeting for coffee. One coffee happened and another…and another. Within six months they were dating and convinced they were meant for each other. Within one year they were a husband and wife after a colourful private wedding. Jeremy used to take 'one for the road' while they were dating. But, by the time they were wedding the one for the road had become 'two'. Both ear...

Rita is not comfortable with her weight. A statement from her husband has been tearing her apart. She is determined. She is determined to regain her shape. When she met her husband, she was the curvy and adorable size. Her man derived joy to see how she received praises from peers from the way she had been able to maintain a seemingly perfect shape. She had been deliberate about, always ate right and light with reduced junk. The wedding was exotic and colourful. One year later, she became pregnant. That is where her journey with weight gain began, she lost the curvy shape, but they were blessed with a beautiful bouncing boy. She lost curves but gained a baby. Now she wants to lose the weight so that she can regain the curvy shape again. Thomas Edison. His attitude was that every failure was astonishing. ‘I haven't failed I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work’, he said. In 1992, IBM was going to dodo way. It lost   $5 billion, which was the highest at the moment fro...

Valentine is the most awkward day that people celebrate. I have been trying to find a place in my heart for this day, but I just can't connect with it. Where did this day come from? The story goes that, an emperor by the name Claudius II executed two men on this day. The Catholic Church resulted in naming it St Valentine’s Day. The men were martyrs. This dates back to the 3 rd century. Nonetheless, at the very same date between 13–15 February, the Roman Empire was celebrating the feast of Lupercalia. In the ceremony, the men sacrificed a dog and a goat and then whipped the women with the hides of the animals that had been slain. A historian Noel Lewski, noted that the women were drunk and naked, and they believe the ritual would make them fertile. Fast forward,today, what happens and why do I hate this day.      One is not genuine about their feelings. Imagine a person has not been expressive all along, they have never taken you out, bought you a gift, they have be...

One of my favourite spot in campus was the centre of the rugby pitch.Saturday and Sunday were the most quiet days in campus.The environment was relaxed and the breeze was cool.On a Sunday after church,I could go take lunch and at around 1500 hrs,I would go sit down in a lotus position like one doing yoga meditation.My mind would start wandering into the issues of life.The biggest questions would be; What will my future look like? Will I be successful in  by all standards? Why am I still in this world? Was I born to become part of the statistics and just go? Who will I marry? Will I be able to go to heights I've seen other people go? Will I afford decent life? A car? A home? Good education for my kids? I usually left that spot with more questions than answers. At times I just lay there and just forget the many questions about life.But then again they never ended,they kept on ring in my heart.I just had to find a solution.A solution I did not know where I would start.S...

I used to spend time and play with kids in my boyhood.Even now I still do.Kids are just amazing. Especially when they are in a certain age where everything seems impossible.A lot runs my mind when you listen to their questions and the things they ask you to do. Their dad is the strongest man they know. They have to fight to get what they want by all means through sheer persistence. They ask anything,anywhere,anyhow. They dare try new things.They explore. They learn quickly and adapt super fast. ... I wonder, where did kid fearlessness go? Do I have to be scared and wonder what other people had to say about me? Why can't I speak out my heart the way a kid does,honestly and openly? Can't I pursue the music in my heart without being the crowd drowning it? Where did the aggression go? Can't I play the game of life boldly? When will I break off the barriers and go for what is in my heart? Why can't I see possibility in everything instead of impossibiliti...