Its past midnight and I am still awake. Feeling tired, but I have to keep wake. But why? Its the end of the year, reflection and Thanks Giving to God must be done. I must admit it has been a great year, one of my best. For sure He has been Faithful. There were ups and down, I also made some mistakes, but the good thing I learnt from them and still learning. It is a journey.
It took me time to pen my thoughts down… I was wondering if you even deserve to know, or whether you even care or whether it will even have an impact in your life. Or this will just be a platform where you will be to keen to analysis and only pick that which is negative. Anyway I will still pen my thoughts down…
I am sorry I failed my loyal readers, I lost it along the way. So much happened. Do not give up on me, I am working on the consistency. I also have to admit I am still working on a niche. I hope to settle on one soon.
Ahaa… so lets go through the little that I managed to write through the year.
1. Feminism- I embrace feminism that focuses on equality and I appreciate the difference between a man and a woman. (Feminism is not only fighting for women’s rights, but also for men’s. Being a feminist is believing that a man being raped or abused is just as wrong and horrible as a woman being raped or abused. It’s believing that women can hold jobs traditionally held by men, and that men can hold jobs traditionally held by women. Feminism is connoted to mean gender equality)
I do not relate to the radical feminism. The kind of feminism that has been flawed. The one that its intention is to oppress both men and women. I acknowledge that women and men have their biological difference. I do not subscribe to the school of thought that says “what a man can do a woman can do better”.
2. South-South Relation-I believe is a form of modern colonization that is sugar coated under such umbrellas and globalization. A quick illustration is Kenya and China case. Kenya owe China billions and billions of shillings, and China is now interfering in our country. Yet they claim to be operating under the non-interference policy. We have become so dependant to them.
3. Environment- What role do you play every day to protect your environment. Every individual to understand that environment is the caretaker of lives. There is a need to stand for its conservation efforts. Each and every individual should feel obliged to ensure that the environment is taken care of, bearing in mind that this is for the good of the current and the future generation and there posterity.
4. Women Breaking the Ceiling- Back in my Secondary Education, in my history class. We were taught on the importance of women in bringing development in the society. An empowered woman is able to make better choices for the family, community and ultimately the country. We should learn to embrace life in totality. Barack Obama once quoted that it is not the smartest thing to do by empowering women but it is the right thing to empower women. In simple turns, the society should not consider women empowerment as a privilege but as a right and necessity to our dear women. Until then, the society is yet to feel the real power and potential of empowered women.
5. The Power of Parenting-The current generation has replaced their presence in the lives of their children, instead they shower them with gifts. Parents should embrace their role which is being emotionally available for their children. Humans are emotional beings, and through these feelings, children can grow up differently depending on how they are raised.
6. Stateless Person-Have you ever imagined yourself being stateless. Like not having a Nationality. Banyamulenge community in Congo and Burundi are being referred as Stateless, some Eritreans who have lived all their lives in Ethiopia… these are just but a few examples. Yet the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has a right to a Nationality.
stateless people are obliged to flee because of the persecution and discrimination which they experience.
What if we borrow from Socrates who once said, ‘I am a Citizen of the World. And my Nationality is Goodwill.”
7. Raising the Bar, African Foreign Relations – It is high time we should own up in making our own foreign policy. We should stop the act of adopting policies that are structured by other countries.
You can revist all the above mentioned post om my history☺
So, what do you think? What’s your favorite post you’ve come across here and why? And what counsel would you give me for making this next year even more meaningful?
Happy New Year!
Thank you, again, for your support, passion, and ongoing commitment to reading my writings. I really appreciate.
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