TRAUMATIZING MOMENTS IN MEN'S HANDS.

 

TRAUMATIZING MOMENTS IN MEN’S HANDS.

 

You can say this is a feminist taking, but no, it is not, these are facts, things that happen yet we all turn a blind eye to.

I often listen to girls saying of how they experience their worst in the opposite genders’ hands, now I get it, and that is the reason why I am letting my mind flow free while writing this; to all girls out there who are in the age bracket of 18-23 and people want to take advantage of your naivety.

Well, I got to think why, men can’t normalize having female friends without relating them to something sexual. I mean, why should a girl visit his male friend and then end up being forced to do something she does not want? Screw you all for keeping in mind that when a girl says “NO”, she means “YES”. What the hell is wrong with people? Now because of your pathetic thinking, girls end up getting harassed.

I know many girls out there have their own share of traumatic experiences in men’s hands. I mean, why can’t you act like our brothers? Why can’t we come to you as our friends without you expecting more? Why can’t you be caring enough? Some of you have sisters and daughters out there, so, why can’t you take us as one of them?

Ladies are hurting out here, I get it why most of us hate adult life. Always told to be careful, be alert, be on guard, watch who you are friends with and be responsible… Enough! Why can’t the opposite gender do the same?

We can talk about rape cases all day and end up giving lame excuses on why ladies are raped, come on, name them; improper dressing will be the loudest said. And I say, screw you all for that. Why can’t a girl dress up and feel secure in her own skin? Why is our society busy teaching girls on how they should be dressed but not education boys on respecting girls?

Let’s be realistic, many girls are raped and defiled yet they are clad in really long dresses. Many are raped yet they do nothing to gain the male’s attention. We all need to speak up and take a step against this behavior if at all we want to obtain its end.

                                                        Men, stop being touchy!

                                                                   Stop using force when a girl isn’t              
interested!                              

                                                                   Stop being violent!

                                                                   Stop relating all your female friends to sex pets!

                                                                    Just stop doing all that!

Well, fellow young ladies, those of you in the young stages of adult life, do not allow any man to take advantage of your naivety. Mean NO when you say NO. And if you’ve been in any uncomfortable situation in a man’s hands, get help. Find someone you trust and talk to, write about it, get it out of your mind. Learn to live with it. Do not let it drag you behind, and above all else, avoid men who can’t respect you. Avoid men who only see you as sex objects. YOU ARE WAY BETTER OF WITHOUT THEM!

        BY SUE KWEGAH.

 

THE HARSH STREETS

THE HARSH STREETS

BY SUE KWEGAH

It was not until I got to understand exactly what was happening on a day in day out basis on the streets that I gathered up the courage to come up with this article. Well, life is not that easy. Just decide and take a blind stroll on the various streets in Nairobi and you will get what I am talking about.

Put aside the glamorous side of town and base your stroll on the less fortunate. You will realize that the have nots take the bigger percentage of the population. Well, that aside, there was this time I was rushing to my sister’s place from school and decided to pass by town.  What caught my eyes filled my heart with sorrow.

I came across street kids, many who wore tatters, with dry mouths, a noticeable indication that they go for days without a decent meal, say something to eat. I got a chance to talk to some of them and it came to my Attention that most of them got trapped in that situation due to various reasons like the high rate of unemployment and poverty.

For most of them it was evident that they had passed well with qualified grades in secondary schools and even went to universities and colleges, but due to joblessness, they found themselves in the streets. After all that, I took a moment and wished that there were  more job opportunities for these young minds , and probably by that, they would be saved from the harsh streets where they sometimes find themselves indulged in unethical manners like theft, robbery, drug abuse and many other vices.

Therefore, time is up for the Kenyan government to step up and take responsibility.  Our leaders need to include people in the streets in their massive agendas. I wish for a time where the less fortunate souls in the streets will be mentioned in many places and helped. Our leaders need to make a decision to cater for the needs of the people on the streets.                                                                                                                                                 By this, I believe that Kenya will come up with far much better citizens that are independent and of use to the society.  

 

THE ALCHEMIST

 BOOK REVIEW

TITLE: THE ALCHEMIST

AUTHOR: PAULO COELHO

             BOOK REVIEWED BY: SUSAN KWEGAH.

 

                                                  You will definitely not want to start reading a book before knowing what it is about. Well, Alchemy, from my research, is a form of chemistry studied in the middle ages which involved trying to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold.

The Alchemist, a story by Paulo Coelho, talks of a young man, Santiago, a shepherd who dreams of travelling and discovering his treasure. Santiago is courageous to walk in the direction of his desires. He moves from his home, travels through various places and into the great Egyptian desert where he is to retrieve his treasure.

He risks his life, experiences love, loses, makes money, learns different things and meets different people. His journey is full of adventure and lessons.

Santiago meets a king, a desert woman and an alchemist, all who help him soar towards finding his treasure. “The Alchemist” is a book which teaches its readers of the power of positivity. One of the things I learnt is about being positive in all we want.

“To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only real obligation.” It makes you believe. I, personally, have never been to a desert but this story makes me feel like part of the desert.

The book is so thrilling and educative. Honestly, I did not know how to react at its conclusion but then I realized that the book had managed to solve its purpose, by making ‘me’ as a reader understand that having faith and being positive about your destiny can actually lead you to realizing it.

                                        ……………REVIEWED BY SUSAN D. KWEGAH……………