Happy Birthday Mwaniki

 It's me again, this time no pretence, no big words, no fiction; just me! 20 years of age and I'm here with a pen and a paper trying to pen to me. This is weird I know but that self Love is important! How can you have a milk bar yet your children never had some? So this is the superior Mwaniki trying to reach out to the inferior Mwaniki. 20 years of age and there are things that you did and other you didn't do that makes you unique. But Mwaniki do you know six without the 's' is nine? So this is you; this is you completely naked and consciously competent of all yours weaknesses and strengths. This is you, celebrating another year. 

And so in the 30th day of the ninth month of calendar year according to ISO 8601 norm, a cry from a baby boy was heard, the previous 2 had been from girls and this one was different. My parents, just like any other African parents, conservative of the weight of boy child were glad of this. Little did they knew that this was the only boy they would be blessed with and any other attempt was a girl. I don't hate girls, they're nice people. Just imagine a world without female gender? Anyway I'm reminded the order and harmony they bring would not be needed as probably Adam could be still in Garden of Eden and never chased away. So this goes to Adam, thanks for making your feelings known to God for he made us an amazing gender. 

There comes a moment in history of any successful man that requires reflection, a robust exchange of ideas and experience between the soul and the body, and consensus-building to find common ground between the two; and this is the moment. This is temps-perfecta.

Well, growing up presented little but much of simplicity. A simple way of life. Simple foods. Simple socio-economic activities and simple code of dressing. I grew up in a rather simple but contented environment. I thought gay was a sophisticated word for happiness and Lesbian as you all know it's pronounced is the capital city of Portugal. I believed you ate what you had, drank what you got and simple life was happiness. I believed banks were meant for the rich politicians if not to make the cities look cool with tall buildings. You followed suit to your predecessors and most importantly you married the first girl you dated. That was life. I never thought one day I'll be in a 4-walled room, surrounded  by couple of dead bodies and completely unaware delving deeply into the tissues of the bodies trying to locate the pseudoganglion on the Axillary nerve. I never dreamt of running from millie to jolie to search for a soulmate, i thought that came naturally. But that was life.

Not until I went to a strolling metropolis of schools that everything changed. A dream was sparked. I dreamt of a different me, unconventional me, a newer version of myself and an improvement of my predecessors. A newer dream, a newer world with newer lights was shone to me! Dreams of a better future, a better Mwaniki, a better leader and an author, a better doctor, a better son, a better bro and most importantly a father, a dad and a friend  to my kids. And to my kids, your gene pool has to be excellent; trust me on this. The dreams of a better future that constantly push me to be the best present me. 

I know it's my birthday, it's conventional to speak of the past troubles and future plans and goals but it tends to happen unfortunately that I'll speak of the present me; the present Mwaniki. 

From writing those classy sweet Love sticky notes to that girl in Compuera or Bush G or that girl from Maryhill to having a blog to write about my weird  wild mind. Things turn out very quickly and I know before I realize I'll be the Yeats of our present time. And on that note if you haven't had to chance  to look at my previous articles; I really feel sorry for you! 

From knowing that you married the first girl you dated to having a collection of sweet loong mesages pretty unanswered( to whom this concerns this is fictious, did I just say I'm the Yeats of present time?) From a quiet conserved innocent boy to..... Well, just a alter boy. An usher who's happy about service to both the church and the church building. 

From a well organised clean genius boy in primary school to; that aspect of cleanlessness and organisation never slide away. But frankly, med school is a hell of different place. That genius in me I don't know, I'll have to ask my mother what I fed in primary school. I need that. What I'm left with is just genius loci to watch over me and inspire my artistic expression. From that monosyllabic withdrawn boy to a whole lot of different human being, completely obsessed with sharing out positive vibes and impact; but I don't know how that happened. 

And as I turn 20 today, may this celebration remind me of the greater calling I've. The greatness that's in me and awaits a spark of ignition. May it remind me of what awaits and glucose that I've to pack for that. A greater harder journey. May it remind me that I'm not here to stay; I'm here to go! And as I made a cry when I was born and everyone was glad, who will cry when I do enjoy in the heavens? 

Appreciation to the family members whose presence and Love is immeasurable. Their kind words which spark a feeling of positivity and reassurance to me. And that never goes without mention of amazing parents I've. You would love to spend a day with them. And from the deepest part of my heart, your Son will try his best to continue making you proud. The 3 sisters whose cleanlessness, organisation I try to emulate, bro loves you. And to all friends and "sisters", toast to great days of tolerating my craziness and love. And most importantly, God, all the walks we've been through best known to us; I know you had some with Moses and in Canaan, the Israelites were delivered to! To greater days of service. 

And so Mwaniki lastly as your body; I've suffered under you. I've had to endure the work outs you do everyday to gain that shape the souls wants; and I've persevered.  I've had to endure hardship whenever the soul wanted to achieve greatness; from striving to get that A to serving humanity expectant of nothing. I've had to feel disappointed and left out whenever you denied me worldly pleasures so that the soul may achieve greatness and connect with the higher calling. And so because of the willingness and power of you soul; the superior Mwaniki, I've greatly humbled myself and decided this decade I'll cooperate to help the soul achieve what the potter designed it to! I'll offer minimal resistance! This time the body and the soul are both willing! 

Happy Birthday Mwaniki!🍹⚡.