belletammy

I am sitting here reflecting on the events that have taken place recently in my beloved country and nothing but anger fills my mind. We watched these things happen on TV before, but now, it seems it is all here to stay with us. We have a government that has failed her people in every respect of the word. From providing basic amenities to protecting the people, the government has not been able to do anything at all.  Series of bomb blasts happened on Christmas day and the best our president could do was give a speech that angered instead of comforting anyone. These are the words I can find solace in right now... Big and strong, a shelter to all yet filled with shame and disgrace, A home to so many, leading others yet backward in so many ways, Blessed with fertility and no natural disasters but corruption has ravaged the land. Known for vast ethnicity and a rich cultural heritage but consumed by religious, political and ethnic bigotry. I am a nation for all

I wrote two pieces with this same title and content for a magazine earlier this year so I am adopting the same title. These are some experiences out of many which I have chosen to share: A place of beauty, a place of light. Preserved monuments, glorious to behold. A place known for love... Covered with snow but still as beautiful as imagined. Right in front of the Eiffel tower, staring at the different shades of light, the glow, the beauty, wonderful to behold. Walking into the train station, we ran onto the train, almost missing it. A lady was seated where we went to sit and as we sat in front of her, she stared with a an all so familiar look and left to sit somewhere else. My friend called her a silly thing right as she left without a care in the world.

I woke up this morning with a start, thinking I would be late to work. I suddenly realised it was Saturday. Phew! Back to sleep I went with such relief. I happen to be one of those ‘morning people’ but this was one morning where I would have been grouchy, had I got out of bed. I spent the entire day resting; I had a lazy morning. I got out of bed eventually, prepared breakfast/lunch at noon, had a little chit chat with my sister and I went back to sleep at 2pm, I was shocked when I woke up at 5pm because I usually do not sleep that much, my sister does so for this Saturday, we switched places... All that kept coming to mind were Madea’s words ‘big lump o' nothing’ (her choice of words make me laugh every time I hear them). I was feeling  like a big lump o' nothing which made me laugh as I got out of bed finally at 6pm. The good thing about today was that I had so much time to reflect, there is so much that has happened and there could have been no better time to do som