Saturday 17 May 2014

Beneath the chaos

I've come to realize one thing about life - Its never constant.
The folds of time turn fortunes up and down ceaselessly so that life resembles a zigzag line design, constantly oscillating between good and bad, happiness and sadness, desire and contentment.
But between this whole limbo - if we take a moment. Just one moment to sit and decipher the present as it were - we would find an inexplicable sense of resolution.

Kenya has recently been fraught with terror attacks and there is a growing unrest boiling constantly, getting stronger by the hour. Death, carnage, destruction and chaos reign the news at least once a week. However, life doesn't seem to stop or stand still even in the face of annihilation. Those who are directly impacted by these events suffer the worst of its aftermath. But those of us who read about it or hear about it click our tongues, say a word of prayer and move on with our lives with just a tad bit more caution. I cant help but feel helpless. What can anyone do to stop this? Yes we can blame the government and demand action on social networking sites. Yes we can discuss it endlessly amongst ourselves. Yes we can choose to limit our movements for the sake of self-preservation. Yet in reality, we are the innocent children watching our mother country being devoured by forces beyond our control.

But instead of deluding ourselves with a sense of peace which may just be an illusion - maybe, just maybe, we should stand together as a nation. Pop the bubble of self-preservation and come into the light. Stand as one force against the mutilation of our home, our people and our reality.

The question is not if that is a possibility...the question is, will it be enough?

3 comments:

  1. Forget not those who cause us grief and pain. The vile vermin who make our loved ones nothing more than memories.
    TheVirulent violence they inflict.
    Great words. Keep up the great work

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  2. Forget not those who cause us grief and pain. The vile vermin who make our loved ones nothing more than memories.
    TheVirulent violence they inflict.
    Great words. Keep up the great work

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  3. Thats very eloquent Jeet
    Thank you!

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