We drank múratina with my 3 friends New Year 2000. I blacked out thought I had died coz I was seeing people in white, kumbe I had blacked out at a wedding in the village 😭... Then i heard " núú úheire kíhíí gía Kímarú njohi! 🥵". They threw me into a sweet potato garden🥺..
You'll regret it if you get married, you'll regret it if you don't get married. You'll regret it if you have kids and you'll regret it if you don't. Kierkegaard said this 200 years ago as follows - whatever you choose, you'll regret it, because the problem isn't in your choices, it's in romanticizing your life. A person always finds an untravelled path alluring and mysterious. That's why the issue isn't making the right choice. It's choosing and deciding which regret you'll live with. In life, we must choose our regret.
Related, it sucks how unemployment can literally end friendships. Sometimes it’s not intentional. The unemployed friend hardly shows up coz showing up costs money, while the employed friend naturally spends more time with other employed friends. Eventually, the distance grows.
Ng'ombe zingekua na regenerative capabilities kama za sukumawiki ningenunua moja kubwa nikue nachuna nyama ya supper nikijua by next week itakua imemea kahasho mpya
the morning after my friend took his own life i had to go to the store to grab something and i remember being INFURIATED with these teenage girls giggling in the aisle. it was such a strange feeling hating them for not being aware of pain that had nothing to do with them
The gentleman seated in front of Amilo is Mr. Opiyo, a native of Yokia Village on Mfangano Island. He was once her first husband, from whom she separated before crossing paths with Mabona. Sadly, Opiyo later suffered a mental breakdown brought on by severe depression.
What moves many people most is Amilo's unwavering compassion. Despite their history, she chose to care for him with dignity and grace.
In Luo language, they say, "Chien kiyan," a profound proverb that reminds them: "Never disregard your past."
I recently saw the case of the Uber driver who killed another motorist in a road rage. And it reminded me of this time we were riding in a bus from Ngong to CBD, and a bus conductor was being rude to my buddy (an operator).
I asked my buddy why he wasn't putting the dude in his place. He had a reason & the authority. Buddy told me that soon as he alights, the conductor will be the least of his problems. Like he was before we boarded that bus.
Said he could carry the conductor and his foulness home by escalating the situation, or leave him right where he found him: who had more to lose?
Problems are just problems, and they will never end. Our reaction, that's what decides how much that problem will weigh us down and for how long.
It's going to be terrible for that dude in that road rage incident. His life has taken a detour he might never escape. Both mentally and physically.