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Freedom is Priceless to the Extraordinary.


We can all be extraordinary!

Today is 18th July 2013 {Mandela’s birthday}. A true African inspiration .Anyone who listens to the South African song in the Sarafina sound track, ‘Freedom is coming tomorrow’ will agree that Mandela is a true inspiration. There is no limit to the love anyone can share, to the happiness one can inspire and to the peace anyone can bring. Born on 18th July 1918, I am sure Mandela was an ordinary child who grew up to be very extraordinary. A long walk to freedom is what he can testify to today; 28 years in prison is quite a long time! Were you in his shoes; would you have gone through the season victorious?  Or would you have just given up? Maybe, Maybe not. Thinking about the pain we would cause our loved ones, visiting jail cells on a daily basis? I still don’t know and can’t comprehend. Coming back home, the Likes of Wangari Mathai , Boniface Mwangi , Josephine Kulea are some of the Kenyan heroes I admire ! I want to imagine the pain their loved ones go through, a throw of a gunshot or tear gas knowing very well that they have these guys in the crowd! The neighbors also talk and point figures. But all the same these people are selfless just to ensure that a stranger somewhere enjoy their rights!

Nelson Mandela will forever be remembered for his humility, empathy and unwavering efforts towards South African Liberation. Wangari Mathai, born in 1940, will be remembered for being a Kenyan environmental and political activist with her voice raise on environmental conservation and women’s right.Born in 1983 photojournalist and activist is one Boniface Mwangi; this young man from my generation is a hero! A very ordinary child that has ended up very extraordinary; a fearless voice in the Kenyan social -political circle. I have always wondered what he thinks when no one else is watching! These are not the only heroes we can talk about .Kenya has very many heroes that have made our lives better in one way or the other. The biggest question is; for how long shall we just receive? What shall we say you stood by when you are long gone?  We may not all be activists but we all believe in something. One of my greatest fears is to live this planet with untapped wealth or having done nothing for the improvement of humanity! This is a great tragedy for anybody else out there. We can all do something,If all you do is run while others are flying,just run, if you can just walk please walk, if all you can do is crawl , just crawl but do that which you believe you were called to do. You will have at least done something. The biggest tragedy is never to have tried!

Today I believe in the empowerment of the youth through mentor-ship. I say NO to VAT on Sanitary towels!  I believe a class one child need a well-paid teacher more than they need that Laptop.  I believe it is more sustainable to put up e-learning centers and libraries in schools before we can think about this laptop issue! Someone tell my elected Government to get their priorities right please. That’s the much I can crawl!

Prepared By:Dinah Muthuka.

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