Justify Suffering

We wait for the good to happen, and it doesn’t; we don’t make it happen. Often, we blame and curse, and days rush on with little or nothing accomplished. The wise man seeks and knocks on the door. The fool fantasizes and waits without plowing and sowing. What there is shall go to those who

Simon of Cyrene

At your lowest, reality sinks in better. The mind, the eye, and the ears become one, and the song one hears is always the truest. Life strikes in different ways. Or, more precisely, life happens in many different ways. And the most difficult life we face is the truest. Most times, before the calamity strikes

Fangs of Sorry

Saying sorry after a mistake can be the greatest mistake. As much as we want to say sorry when we mess up, it does nothing for the victim. It doesn’t rectify the mistake, and the knowledge of whatever deed will never cease to exist. Saying sorry is to say you acknowledge the mistake and are

Little Epiphanies

In my naivete, I thought people are always good, the world is so generous with all we need, and that manna, in different forms than how it fell in the wilderness to the Israelites, will always be. I was wrong. I now know I was wrong. People are just people. The world is what it

Chameleons

My mother has three little chickens. They were little a month ago, and somehow they have grown, but I still consider them little. I’m fond of feeding them, and every time I open their yard, one of them pecks my hand. It doesn’t hurt, and I wouldn’t have stopped feeding them even if it hurt.

Where Wind Blows

Sometimes it’s nothing, but it eats you up slowly, and you have nothing to cling to. Sometimes it’s something, but you can’t understand why, and against your hopes, you never know why. Sometimes it’s everything, and the way out is to follow the wind. Kabwere Musa

Connectedness

We burden God unnecessarily, just like we unforgivingly blame Satan for our wrongdoings. At the heart of creation, God writes the fate of every creature, and man writes his own destiny. It may mean the same thing, but it doesn’t. And often, there’s always an interchangeability in explaining fate and destiny. Throughout the centuries, man

Rest the Skeletons

It’s almost by default that other people always seem better than us. Our inner critic never gives us a breathing space or a minute to appreciate our abilities. One of the hardest things is to acknowledge that we are better, that we can be better, and that we would be better. Part of negative criticism

The Cross

One of the biggest realizations in adulthood is the recognition of personal responsibility and accountability for one’s own life and choices. As an adult, you begin to understand that the outcomes and direction of your life are primarily influenced by your own actions, decisions, and mindset. Adulthood brings with it a greater understanding of the

Surviving Grief

Life is a tapestry woven with threads of joy and sorrow, triumph and tragedy. Along this unpredictable journey, we inevitably encounter grief and pain. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, a shattered dream, or a physical or emotional struggle, these experiences leave us overwhelmed and uncertain. However, within the depths