Hope against Hope

Toom and desolate streets, business not as usual -some calmness and order in the pavements. Noise from the unroadworthy automobiles with old irritative to tympanic membrane engines ceased-a silent world. The skies taking a rest once since time immemorial from these manmade birds which complicates the universe and make it a small village; you mean from Nairobi to Mombasa in 45 minutes? 

Who knew the airports would be deserted and lack their function? And for the horry politicians who had made the sky their resident; visiting each city this universe could offer, they're now settled in the underdeveloped and contrary to what they call developing,an undeveloping country. You mean Maasai Mara and Serengeti would arrest to experience the perenial visitors who came to slake their curiosity? It's now what it was made to be-a a wild place with no human interference. 

Learning institutions abandoned, students residing from home now; the teachers having no class to see have optioned to other activities. Parents who should be the primary teachers but unfortunately have lippened and abandoned that duty to teachers are taking their sip of the concotion-though bitter. And the numerous free fake campus hugs as I'm fond of referring to them are no more. You  know when I was growing up I knew a simple Hi and a smile occassioned by bowing of the head was most affectionate form of greeting I could offer; wait until I joined this place -okay, let's not talk about that, when you go to the Roman's.... 

And the constant inhalation of 37% formaldehyde; the literally drunk mondays from 2 to 6pm. Standing all through, surrounded by over 10 cadavers but no lie this time they're no longer cadavers, they're our friends -they got names even. A complete 4 hours of delving into human tissues trying to locate the latent nerves and veins and memorize them- I know you got a better picture from Margaret's The River and The Source; the situation ain't soo much different then. 

Mwala! Mwala moody somehow interesting nature is no more to be seen. This is different human being crazy on his own (he teaches microbiology though;ni mnyama literally). Maybe on the virtual learning which is literally virtual and de facto. Yes virtual, who learns and comprehends when you've to climb on a tree to get that covetous 2G or you've to go  to a barber shop for a phone charge? Daytime is shamba time; period! 

The true nature of the spiritual sheeps is evident now; it was a constant song I guess it has formed harmonics and stringendos, "Learn to carry the Holy scriptures within your core of the heart." Now you can explain more to that than I can. No more tithes and offerings; woe and ruth to those fake fraudulent levites who depended on it for april was no longer the month of festivities but a month to stay indoors and hibernate! A character contrary to that of aestivation of sapiens.

The valley of Topheth is no longer the valley of Hilbom but a valley to bury thousands of white nylon wrapped bodies, prophet of Doom was right in Jeremiah 7:32. Ironically Rome is located in the same country. 

Reggae was stopped, ooh no it was just paused as I heard someone remind me. The 'brave' politicians who to me have nothing else to do other than feed their wide mouth, increase fat reserves in the belly and continue covering their larynx with accumulating layers of adipose tissues coiled back. Their stupid unworthy pleasantries were ceased and a new look of them unveiled. Their bridal well-fitting attire was substituted with their own complacent gown. I thought Bertort Brecht dramatized it but it's was an understatement! The gowns substituted or for precision purpose their real gowns exposed are sordid, raunchy and dingy and now we know! Did I hear King Kaka ask why our minds hujaa shonde time ya kura? The politicians are now left to be treated in the nonstandard hospitals they build for us, India is no longer a zoar again; but Mbagathi with its overstretched dirty wards it's! 

All this is caused by a crown shaped virus: unseen, novel but with far reaching detrimental and also beneficial  effects to the whole globe. 

Honestly and genuinely let's look for definition of Hope. Hope for the things unseen, hope for the impossible. Hope as I love to put it is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working and to keep fighting. It's that indomitable desire to the best future happenings in times of turmoil. 

Or for this are perilous times, let's turn to the holy books in letter of Paul to People of Rome chapter 5:1-6. As we're right with God, we should boast of our troubles for these bring endurance, endurance which comes with God's approval, approval packaged with Hope. Or as Dr. Seus in his writings observed, don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Yes do smile, it did happen qne there are myriads of things you can learn from this. Have that endurance within you so that God's approval which is packaged with hope may dawn on you. Imagine I'm here writing out my wild thoughts and disturbing you with links to read this; all from this. You know adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances would have lain quiescent. 

Okay, let's lay an occult science-based analogy. A wild night, darkness competing with itself who's darker, nocturnal animals enjoying the moment, generating whacko frightening  sounds seen and imagined only in dreams. Now, bring yourself to this, a place of nowhere, surrounded by nothing else but darkness and uknown creatures all over- frightened,right? With total darkness, the weather is no longer gay, it's frigorific; Antarctica is a better place now. You're freezing -it's drizzling, oops no! It's raining cats and dogs(cliché though). Darkness is growing more, the weird sounds from owls and hollering cries from hyenas is approaching you - this seems more frightening, "D'accord?" as my French teacher would say after explaining a concept I didn't get, but in unison, a "oui" was enough and continue joining other materials like rubber in floating. 

Okay let's take a different scenario, the conditions constant or let's make it worse now, it's raining hailstorms pampered as if it's some form of approbation with lighting and thunderstorms. The wild nocturnal creatures are near you more this time, wind is blowing all over threatening your mere 45 kgs body weight. Saying it's dark becomes an understatement now. The ground feels sinking and your feeble legs can't hold you anymore. This time it's different, you're not alone; imagine having your 5 best friends, would it be frightening like before? Okay, let's make it more clearer even, it's 4am and withing few hours the daylight will be gloaming with you- sounds better even. Then on keen attention with your friends, you're even surrounded by fireflies and their bioluminescence speaks it all. You can even enjoy this and have a bliss getting rained together, tease the owls and hyenas and even laugh at the thunderstorms. You're not alone at this, not even your county, ooh not, not even your country but the entire globe. I'm a stringent lover of Alan Walker who tells me we all need someone to talk to, someone to cry to, someone to offer a shoulder. Find someone in this and sail with them to the end. Cheer up and make fun of this, discover your talent and make life more enjoying even at this. It's 4am now, by 6 you know the colorful ambient sunbeams will be with us now, these twilight will be rays of hope. Things will be back to normal sooner, happy and enjoyable moments. "Yesterday is not today and today is not tomorrow for each day rises fresh from hands of Were god of eye of rising sun, bringing with it gladness and sorrow, sun and darkness; the two faces of Were; for how can we appreciate light unless we understand darkness" saith our belated paediatrician become an author. The better brighter days are coming! 

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