Feel The Art

Yesterday, I wrote about how many of us were taught to survive, not to feel. That realization alone can be heavy. But realization is only the beginning. The harder question comes after: What do we do once we see through the illusion? This is not motivation. This is a guide — shaped by living in the middle of pressure, comparison, and quiet judgment. 1. Stop confusing visibility with value The loudest lives online are not the most stable ones. Visibility rewards performance, not depth. A life built quietly will rarely trend — but it will last. If something needs constant validation to feel real, it probably isn’t. 2. Do not admire what you cannot sustain Many of the lifestyles we’re pushed to admire collapse the moment attention disappears. Before you feel pressure, ask: Can I maintain this without applause? Does this align with who I am becoming? Would I still choose this in silence? If not, you’re allowed to step back. 3. Understand where prejudice really comes from Prejudice often is...

F or a long time, I thought something was wrong with me. I could handle responsibility. Pressure. Expectations. But when it came to my emotions, I felt lost — like everyone else got a manual I never received. Nobody ever sat me down and said,  “This is how you deal with sadness .” Or,  “This is how you speak pain without hurting yourself or others.” So I learned what many of us learned. I learned silence. I learned distraction. I learned how to smile when things were heavy and say  “I’m okay”  even when I wasn’t. Life taught me how to survive early. How to be strong. How to keep moving. But it didn’t teach me how to feel without guilt , fear , or confusion. There were moments I carried pain I couldn’t explain. Moments I felt behind in life — emotionally, mentally — even when I was doing everything “right” on the outside. And that’s when it hit me. Maybe I wasn’t broken. Maybe I was just never taught. Our generation learned how to adapt in a fast world. How to hustle...

There’s a truth we often believe: that a man’s worth is measured by what he  does . He protects. He provides. He stands tall. But let’s zero in on one of those words:  protect . Because if a man can’t protect — at least  something  worth protecting — then many of the other pieces begin to unravel. Most of us fall short on this. I remember watching a young father, hands trembling as he tried to calm his child through a storm. The electricity flickering, wind howling outside his home. He wasn’t some perfect hero, but in that moment he  stood . Shielding the little one. Saying quietly: “I’ve got you.” That’s the core. Protection isn’t always about ferocious strength. It might be a firm voice, a gentle hand, an unrelenting refusal to abandon a loved one when the world gets loud. It’s courage born not from absence of fear, but choice to act despite it. Some men never awaken to that. They drift. Maybe they were born without ambition — or taught that dreaming was dange...

Facing the truth through violent confrontation only serves to empower it, a lesson he came to understand deeply in his most shadowy hours. Rather than engaging in a head-on struggle with the harsh realities of life, he found that skillfully entwining deceptive narratives with slivers of truth could diminish its sting. There’s an eerie allure to this tactic, blending fact with fiction like a painter merging colors on a canvas. Paul masterfully showcased this unsettling dance in his so-called Gospel , drawing readers into a complex web where the boundaries of reality blur and truth evolves into a weapon of its own.

  If you’ve ever had to deal with a government office in most African countries, you’ll know exactly what I mean when I say the experience is exhausting, frustrating, and painfully slow. Something as simple as verifying a document, getting a license, or submitting a form can turn into a week-long process — not because it’s complex, but because of how ineffective and poorly managed these offices are. Let me tell you what I’ve seen and experienced myself. You show up early, hoping to beat the queue. The sign on the door says they open at 8:00 AM. It’s 9:30, and the door is still closed. When someone finally shows up, they stroll in like it’s mid-morning tea time. No apology. No explanation. They might open the window or desk briefly, attend to one or two people, then disappear again — for hours. And by the time you realize they’re not coming back, it’s already past lunch and your whole day is wasted. What could have been a one-hour task ends up stretching into weeks. You keep coming ...

And what that tells us about today’s power dynamics This question strikes at the heart of Africa’s role in global power relations, echoing themes of colonial legacy, marginalization, and who gets to define the rules of the game. 1. Colonial Legacy & Historical Timing  Most African countries gained independence in the  1960s , long after nuclear arsenals had been firmly established by the major powers. By then, the  US, USSR, UK, France, China , and soon  India and Pakistan  were already deeply engaged in a nuclear arms race. Africa simply entered the modern stage too late to lay claim to that type of military supremacy. 2. Cost & Technological Barriers Building nuclear weapons isn’t merely a political decision—it demands: Vast investment in  enrichment or plutonium facilities Highly trained teams and advanced infrastructure Secure supply chains and safety mechanisms For newly independent nations, the immediate priorities were (and remain)  educ...

There’s a quiet kind of fear settling over Kenya right now. It's not loud like a campaign rally, not sharp like a gunshot—though both are in the air. It's the kind of fear that lives in the pauses between conversations, in the tearful eyes of mothers watching the news, in the sighs of tired fathers coming home from work, unsure if they’ll make it through the next week. It’s a fear we’ve known before. And it’s a fear we swore we’d never feel again—not after 2007. But here we are. Another young voice silenced. Another name turned into a hashtag. Albert Ojwang is not just another statistic. He was a teacher, a blogger, a son of this soil. Arrested, brutalized, and found dead in police custody in June 2025. They say he spoke too boldly about the powerful. They say he defamed a Deputy Inspector General. As if speaking truth, or even daring to ask questions, is now a crime in our Republic. We’re told he took his own life. But the bruises on his neck, the trauma to his head, the sile...

Africa at a Crossroads: Dependency, Diplomacy, and the Mirage of Sovereignty In recent years, the African continent has witnessed a resurgence of debates around sovereignty, self-reliance, and the legacy of colonialism. While global narratives tout "Africa rising," the lived realities reveal a continent still caught in the clutches of economic dependency, diplomatic subservience, and institutional paralysis. Dependency as Design, Not Deficiency Africa’s overdependence on Western nations is not a sign of failure—it is the outcome of a system meticulously designed to maintain that dependence. Today, more than 80% of the African Union's operational budget is funded by external donors, many of whom were colonial powers. This raises a fundamental question: How can an institution claim to represent African unity and independence when it is functionally reliant on those who once colonized the continent? The AU, though established with a vision of collective security, economic i...

Inspired by the debate between Jordan B. Peterson and a panel of atheists discussing the existence of a Higher Being, morality, and human perspectives. Introduction In a rapidly changing cultural landscape, believers often encounter pressure to reinterpret sacred scriptures that explicitly condemn certain behaviors. This raises an important question: Should divine commands be modified to align with modern preferences, or does such reinterpretation risk distorting eternal truths? This essay argues that misinterpretation of religious texts undermines divine wisdom’s authority, weakens moral clarity, and creates confusion within faith communities. It also invites non-believers, particularly atheists, to consider the foundations of their own moral frameworks, which often lack a universal or fixed basis. 1. The Unchanging Authority of Divine Command Sacred scriptures across religions are more than historical or cultural texts—they represent, for believers, the revealed will of an omniscient...

  Stop Pointing Fingers – It’s Us We keep pointing fingers at the world, shouting that it’s messed up! But let me tell you — that’s a delusional way of reasoning. It’s us who are screwing things up. And sadly, some of us are even taking that as a point of pride , as if it's a trophy of rebellion. You might be asking what I’m ranting about or if I’m just another frustrated lunatic. But here’s the thing: We, as Africans, as a continent, have been looted — and still are. And more insultingly, all the other continents combined know this. That’s not a conspiracy; it’s a fact. Look it up if you didn’t know. Other continents, like Europe, work as one conglomeration . Each state has its autonomy, but they work together, build strategies for collective economic growth , open borders for trade, build strong infrastructure , and most importantly — they put their continent first . America? Same. North America and South America put their regional interests first . Even Asia ...