As you turn 49 this Madaraka Day,
arithmetically your outgrowth from perfection gets clearer. Why?
Let’s juggle these numbers a bit. 4+9=13, 1+3=4, 4+3+1+9=17, 1+7=8.
Seven is the number of perfection as clearly
espoused in the Bible. Eight, that next number placed after Seven represents the
very first outcome of perfection.
As Kenya turns 49 today, it’s important
to positively relate its gradual growth with the back-of-the-mind understanding
that’s it’s a fruit of 7. That its difficulties wouldn’t trounce instead strengthen
it. That as a country facing all sorts
of troubles, top being the increasing terrorist attacks, in addition to other home
evils as corruption, poverty, IDPs, heightened political greed, all sorts of demonstrations,
hate campaigns, weak shilling, robbery-reloaded, the coalition government we
should redirect our stares at the positives among them our indefatigable athletes,
the expanded democratic space, a loving President, our IT gurus, the new constitution,
the national anthem, the upcoming general election, Koffi Annan and let our
hearts rejoice. After all in the growth towards perfection, many stumbling
blocks would surely make the path heading to that home.
On your 49th birthday, Kenya,
I give you a present. A reward for giving me a peaceful place to stay for the
last 20-something years, though you at times cracked and violence crept you
have nonetheless stayed firmest and let many of us soldier on, you have not crumbled
even when many wished you could be dismembered. My only gift to you is patriotism.
Only that. My patriotism to you even when you are on the brink, even when you
are attacked, and even when you are under siege from countless evils, I’ll
stick to you. I’ll support your fight
for perfection even when your army is in a foreign land trying to fish out the
enemy.
What present are you giving Kenya today?
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