“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you
do not fall.”
That is just one of the phrases Paul the apostle used in his
letters to guide either the Corinthians, Thessalonians or the Romans. View the
statement in any context, it surely makes sense. It is not by doubt that Paul
the apostle said what he said out of love.
I think we have been standing for long in vain. This time,
we don’t even need to have a seat, we need to lay down and sleep. If you would
have asked me two weeks ago about the covid-19 pandemic, I would tell you.
“its gonna be alright, for what is worth, if it kills, it
will kill all of us.”
The whole narrative changed and those who have money are
ready to risk it all to those who don’t have anything. The whole dynamic is
that we are busy hiding under the good deeds like giving food to the poor but
where was that kind of attitude ‘pre-corona’ period.
Mental health education will be one of the biggest scams
after the pandemic. We have been laughing, basically having a good time before
corona but underneath taking Adderall and all kinds of antidepressants. We are
being tested by the universe and so far, I am not doing that good.
Pain is inevitable.
“is there a God up there, so where does He hide, cause the
devil is raging inside my mind.”
Life under the
lock-down seems to be very hard physically, economically and mentally. The fact
that students will be told to pay the total amount of school fees and google zoom
offers free services, shows a certain degree of greed. Nothing is for free and under this
circumstances, it is becoming difficult, every day.
We are changing to a
‘new normal’ but there plenty of negativity going viral, there is a pain
invitation going around. By now, you have heard of suicidal cases due to the
quarantine measures. From a far suicide looks like a pain reliever as well as a
pain giver. “Strong people do cry” but what is the sense in that when the scars
beneath are changing into wounds.
The first time I heard “man eat man society” I thought it
was just a cliché. I am seeing it every day, it’s a matter of time, and it gets
to us, the fortunate at home.
The good, the bad and the Chinese
At least Wuhan has lifted up its restriction within the
country and all the last patients have been discharged. Learning from past
epidemics, Senegal is making much progress with its covid-19 testing, giving
the citizens hope.
Western countries, the USA and countries in Europe are still
in a dilemma, Trump seems confused and still there is no assurance of safety
even when they lift up any of their restrictions.
My view is that, greed will never change its form. The
phrase “maskini atazidi kuwa maskini na tajiri ataendelea kuwa tajiri” (the
poor will remain poor and the rich will be richer) is evidently seen.
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