Lolest! wrote:nostoppingthis wrote:washiku wrote:At this rate, #WeAreNotOne, #WeAre42Millions
#WeAreOne is a fallacy...
where's tycho when when we need him?
I had this childhood friend called Hussein. He was a 'waria'. One day as we were playing, I realized that I was hungry, and it was lunch time. Because there was some matoke in the house I decided to invite my friend for lunch.
'No. No.' He said.
'But it's only food'.
'No. No.'
I decided to go ahead and eat. Our kitchen window was facing where we were playing so I took my dish and went to the window.
I was about to ask my friend whether he was still not eating, when I saw a dark blue figure throwing dirt on my matoke.
I was very surprised. I kept asking myself what had happened, and no answer came into my mind. But I stopped trusting my friend. And he knew it. And for a long time I came to distrust the 'walalos'. I never even wanted to play on the same team with them. And every time I looked they confirmed my suspicions.
But one day, I was in a situation and got into despair. I was also very hungry. And it was dark. I realized that it was a good time to die. I must have been thinking of Sartre. These dark thoughts didn't last long before this 'walalo' came and gave me hope, and light, and food. That night I realized that the Man had actually taken time to think of me, and I had never spared him a thought. I thought about him for the first time, and realized how he was a compassionate Man, moved not by wealth, or fame.
That's when I began to see how mistaken I was about the nature of Man. We are all the same. We are all 'hustlers' even in the depth of our hearts.
None of us is even 99% clean; and I'd not expect anyone to be 99% clean. What I'd expect is a whole hearted and loving commitment to being 99% clean. Then you'll have no fear. And no 'walalo' will threaten you. Al Shabaab won't even exist.
Meanwhile, let's not be nettled by our 42 goggles. Legend in the ghettos have tales of 42 brothers who have performed daring robberies and exploits. We can also be 42 and do exploits.