PECULIARITY

This is what has been playing in mind recently how we do things in a peculiar manner. I think one day in the thesaurus Kenyans will be described as being synonymous to peculiarity. As I was going home I made an effort to stand at the designated bus stop but guess what no bus or matatu stopped there to pick me up they stopped a short distance ahead. That is what the passengers have accustomed them to. I keep wondering for how long will we be so lawless and allow it to continue happening. The irony is the same passengers who have made this a habit once they acquire cars will be the ones complaining about it. Come to the very simple traffic lights, due to our lawlessness they have to be manned by cops who I think could be elsewhere doing something better.

Another thing is the love for free things. Sometimes not so free but they do come with lot's of consequences. When the deal is too good, its only wise to think twice. Many people have been conned off their livelihoods because of get rich schemes that play around with their psychology. Remember the pyramid scheme called DECI? Yes I do very clearly. I remember a friend telling me how her mother lost 500k to this scheme because she had figured out that in 6 months the money would have doubled. What a pity. Thats not all there are also other gambling games on TV that milk the common mwananchi with the falsehood of making one rich with just a simple sms. How gullible can one be? I blame it on desperation and definitely greed.

One other thing is the mob psychology. To some extent I tend to think Kenyans do things because we lack creativity or are just too lazy to think outside the box. It is a monkey see monkey do business. I like to watch the two wedding shows that go on on Sundays and guess what most (if not all) of the weddings are predictable right from the colour schemes to the decor. No one is willing to experiment or to be different. I don't know if I should blame the planner or the event host but a little of creativity will work wonders copy pasting really does not leave much to be looked forward to.

As the weekend is seductively beaconing me I am glad I got through week 3 though with some hiccups here and there but all the same I thank God. DO have a lovely weekend.